mkfs issue

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <1122856696.8317.57.camel at baythorne.infradead.org> you wrote:
>
> The 2.4 kernel is ancient and slow. You should find the code in 2.6 is a
> _lot_ faster.

Maybe the MTD code in some 2.4 kernels is slow. The kernel itself  is
usually  faster than 2.6; even a LOT faster than 2.6. See for example
http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/Know/Linux24vs26

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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