Faster flash_eraseall for NOR flash

[Øyvind Harboe]

CFI erase performance can be 10x slower than write
performance on CFI flashes.

I've added an option to skip already erased CFI blocks. This
includes checking if the JFFS2 cleanmarker is written.


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Øyvind Harboe

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ARM7 ARM9 ARM11 XScale Cortex
JTAG debugger and flash programmer



-- 
Øyvind Harboe

Can Zylin Consulting help on your project?

US toll free 1-866-980-3434 / International +47 51 63 25 00

http://www.zylin.com/zy1000.html
ARM7 ARM9 ARM11 XScale Cortex
JTAG debugger and flash programmer
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