[PATCHv4] mtd-utils: use new 64-bit ioctls + sysfs to support >4GiB devices

[saeed bishara]

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-05-11 at 11:28 +0300, saeed bishara wrote:
>> hi,
>>    This patch is needed when using >4GiB nand partitions, any idea why
>> it has not been merged yet?
>>
>> saeed
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Kevin Cernekee <kpc.mtd at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Use the new kernel ioctls to erase/lock/unlock/readoob/writeoob >4GiB
>> > flash devices.
>> >
>> > Use the new sysfs interface to query device info.
>> >
>> > Dependencies:
>> >
>> > "4GiB" extended ioctls:
>> > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2009-April/025122.html
>> >
>> > Driver model updates 1/2: http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/4/3/477
>> >
>> > Optional: Driver model updates 2/2:
>> > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2009-March/025011.html
>> >
>
> Dunno, I did not follow these. Kevin, would you re-send your patches
> please?
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Artem Bityutskiy (Артём Битюцкий)
>
attached updated version of the patch.
also, another patch added to make the ubi format use the 64bit erase ioctl.

saeed
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