mtd nand erase and bad block

Fri Jun 29 06:31:37 EDT 2012

On Wed, 2012-06-27 at 13:37 +0100, Angus CLARK wrote:
> However, for case 2, I just want to force the erase operation so I can wipe the
> BBTs and return the device as close as possible to its original state.  We could
> put some logic in the kernel, "if 'MEMBBSCRUB" on BBT blocks, do not
> update/rewrite BBTs", but I think this "policy" decision would be better handled
> in userspace.

Sounds like you need 2 separate ioctls:
1. MEMBBSCRUB
2. MEMBBTWIPE

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy
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