Slow jffs2 startup on DOM

[Gad Hayisraeli]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Michael" <memmel2 at yahoo.com>
To: <linux-mtd at lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 8:33 AM
Subject: Slow jffs2 startup on DOM


> Hello I'm using jffs2 on a DOM with the block device
> driver. I find the startup times very slow. It seams
> to me from reading the source that jffs2 may be
> scanning every block with this driver. It takes about
> 3 min for the first mount. Is there anyway to fix this
> ?
> Would it be  possible to add say a checkpoint such
> that if the disk  is "clean" we proceed with normal
> startup ?
> I do write to the DOM but I can certianly ensure that
> its clean except on sudden power downs.  I suspect
> that a lot of people who write to the devices can
> ensure that the writes are checkpointed so we don't
> have to do a full scan.
>
> Mike
>

in my case (mediaEngine + assabet), i encountered some slowness like you
did, just when i previously shutdown the device without unmounting + syncing
first
(this commands are regularly handled by  S0Reboot on rc6.d dir)

Gad