UBI fastmap updates

[Richard Weinberger]

Am 05.08.2012 10:23, schrieb Shmulik Ladkani:
> On Thu, 2 Aug 2012 19:45:38 +0200 Richard Weinberger <richard at nod.at> wrote:
>> Okay, then let's explicitly reserve a few PEBs for fastmap.
>> This should be very easy task.
> 
> Need to consider what's expected when migrating from a former non-FM
> UBI system to an FM enabled system, in the case where all PEBs where
> consumed (reserved) in the former system.

If no PEBs are available no fastmap can be installed.
*Maybe* we can steal some PEBs which reserved for bad block handling.

>> How much PEB should be reserved? 2 x sizeof(fastmap)?
> 
> Since FM does not use EBA's atomic LEB change when writing the new
> fastmap, but instead implements its own FM "leb change" internally -
> then reserving 2x is needed if we'd like to avoid reusing the same
> fastmap PEB.

Yep.

Thanks,
//richard

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