mkfs.jffs2 propsal and a question about burst reads

[Jörn Engel]

> > 2) Flash is a write-once medium. You cannot overwrite the markers, you
> > have to delete again.
> 
> If you have some bits in the flash zeroed and the data you want to write
> at that position also contains zero bits you should be just fine.
> (assuming an erased flash is all 0xFF's )

Granted. This might be useful for the rw block device driver to save
some delete operations, but is rare enough to just keep things simple
and ignore it. :)

Jörn

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