NAND write buffering

Jörn Engel joern at wohnheim.fh-wedel.de
Wed Nov 30 04:08:10 EST 2005


On Tue, 29 November 2005 20:12:47 +0100, Bernhard Priewasser wrote:
> 
> Hehe... I'd say: rather use the flash unefficiently (sizeof(header) >> 
> sizueof(data)) than loose data!

But remember to do your own math.  Once your flash usage is
inefficient enough, you'll simply burn through the vendor-guaranteed
erase cycles and permanently lose data. ;)

Jörn

-- 
If you're willing to restrict the flexibility of your approach,
you can almost always do something better.
-- John Carmack




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