PATCH: allow JFFS2 to write to really small disks
Jörn Engel
joern at wohnheim.fh-wedel.de
Thu Sep 1 06:05:35 EDT 2005
On Wed, 31 August 2005 11:28:12 +0200, Øyvind Harboe wrote:
>
> The attached patch allows JFFS2 to write to really small JFFS2 disks.
>
> This is e.g. useful when using JFFS2 for in-system one time programming
> of embedded device parameters: serial number, MAC, etc.
>
> Comments?
> Index: build.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/cvs/mtd/fs/jffs2/build.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.76
> diff -u -r1.76 build.c
> --- build.c 30 Jul 2005 15:29:27 -0000 1.76
> +++ build.c 31 Aug 2005 09:01:34 -0000
> @@ -279,6 +279,14 @@
>
> c->resv_blocks_write = c->resv_blocks_deletion + (size / c->sector_size);
>
> + /* If the flash disk is smaller than resv_blocks_write, then we
> + allow writing to the disk anyway. The flash disk is then most likely
> + being used as write once - read many medimum, e.g. in-system configuration of
> + static parameters(e.g. MAC address of device in stored in "ROM"). */
> + if (c->resv_blocks_write * c->sector_size > c->flash_size) {
> + c->resv_blocks_write = 0;
> + }
> +
> /* When do we let the GC thread run in the background */
>
> c->resv_blocks_gctrigger = c->resv_blocks_write + 1;
Minor stuff: You indentation is broken.
If you changed the patch to add a mount option for the WORM case and
check for the mount option instead, this might go in. Looks like it
could be useful.
Jörn
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