JFFS3 & performance

[Jörn Engel]

On Wed, 12 January 2005 17:06:02 +0000, David Woodhouse wrote:
> 
> Cheaper and faster. But remember who Jared works for :)

:)

> Seriously though, XIP is a win on power -- it doesn't take constant
> application of power to keep your data in flash. If you start comparing
> prices of SRAM and flash, the game becomes a little different.
> 
> Of course, if you're _that_ concerned about the power budget one has to
> wonder why you're using Linux, but then JFFS2 runs on eCos too...

In that case, most people I know use some 8bit or 16bit controllers
with less total code than jffs2 alone would weigh in.

But I also remember who you work for. :)

Jörn

-- 
Data expands to fill the space available for storage.
-- Parkinson's Law