Bug in mtdblock_ro

Simon Barber simon at barber.net
Tue Nov 13 10:32:42 EST 2001


I'm travelling right now - so I can't, sorry - but it's a version I checked
out from the anon CVS a few days (maybe 10) ago. With this bug fix it works
great for me. Without the fix I get a kernel panic on trying to mount a
mtd_ro partition as rootfs.

Simon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jörn Engel" <joern at wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
To: "Simon Barber" <simon at barber.net>
Cc: <linux-mtd at lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: Bug in mtdblock_ro


> Moin!
>
> > the call in mtdblock_request to MTD_READ/WRITE passes nr_sectors, it
should
> > pass current_nr_sectors.
>
> Could you quickly add, what version has this problem? The filename
> should be enough. When I get back from vacation (Thursday), I will
> have a look at it.
>
> Jörn
>
> --
> If you treat your beta-testers as if they're your most valuable resource,
> they will respond by becoming your most valuable resource.





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