removing block2mtd devices

[Jörn Engel]

On Wed, 17 August 2005 02:10:55 +0000, Ryan B. Lynch wrote:
> 
> A while back, Jorn was kind enough to help me out with using the
> "block2mtd" driver.  He explained that once the driver has been loaded
> (either as a built-in driver or a module), it's possible to setup new
> devices with:
> 
>     echo "/dev/sda1" > /sys/module/block2mtd/parameters/block2mtd
> 
> Which gives you new mtdblock* and new mtd* devices.
> 
> So my question is:  Is it possible to stop "block2mtd" devices after
> they've been loaded?  Is there a mechanism like the sysfs one shown
> above, or do you have to remove the module, or reboot, or something like
> that?  I'm using the entire MTD subsystem, including the block2mtd
> driver, as built-in, to avoid having to screw around with initrds, so
> I'd be interested in knowing what the deal is.

Right now you have to unload the module or reboot.  This sucks, I
know.

Please keep bugging me about this.  The code should be relatively
simple, maybe a day of work.  All I need is a constant reminder to
keep the item high enough on my personal todo list.

Jörn

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humility, and among other things he avoids clever tricks like the plague. 
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