[BUG] JFFS2 power loss recovery issues on NAND

Alexey Korolev akorolev at infradead.org
Tue Jun 17 12:00:42 EDT 2008


Hi, 

> > > 
> > But what happen if a but flip happen ?
> 
> The exact same problem.
> 
> Changing the default is bogus.  Re-reading without ecc on invalid
> checksums may be the only solution for jffs2, though.  Either that or
> close your eyes and claim that holes in files can happen on power loss.
> 
Correct it is better do not touch OOB area at all since it may broke
compatibility. 

Declare bug as a feature could be not so good. But the issue is rare. I think if we got some time we will fix it in the described way.

Thanks,
Alexey



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