jffs2_get_inode_nodes(): Data CRC failed on NAND device

[Josh Boyer]

On Mon, 2005-02-14 at 18:58 +0100, Frédéric Janot wrote:
> >
> Does that mean that I have to call fsync each time after fclose a file ?
> Even if I do not edit some files, I get this kind of error. Does that 
> mean something (jffs2 itself or other) write some data to the flash all 
> the time ?

Sorta.  See below.

> 
> >Some data may remain in the page buffer and is never written
> >to the Flash.
> >  
> >
> So I really loose some data :(

Maybe not.  It could be a GC node that was cut short.  In that case, you
shouldn't loose any data since the original node should still be in
place.

> It is an embedded board without power supervisor. I cannot detect when 
> the customer power down the board :(

If you are worried about data loss, then fsync/sync is probably what you
should do.

josh