[patch 2.6.27-rc2] MTD: make dataflash write-verify be optional

[Andrew Victor]

hi,

> It doesn't seem to add a
> lot in terms of reliability, and wouldn't detect errors which
> crop up when transferring data to the on-chip SRAM buffer.

Yes, it was originally added for detecting bad/dead bits on the flash.

[I think some (obsolete) DataFlash revisions (C?) didn't have the
compare functionality, though revision B did.  Or atleast it wasn't
defined in the rev C datasheets.  It did return "success" on those
chips though].


Acked-by: Andrew Victor <linux at maxim.org.za>