[PATCH] mtd-utils: Better document --pagesize of mkfs.jffs2
Shmulik Ladkani
shmulik.ladkani at gmail.com
Thu May 3 14:59:59 EDT 2012
Add a strict explanation '--pagesize' refers to target system's mm page
size.
Signed-off-by: Shmulik Ladkani <shmulik.ladkani at gmail.com>
---
This is according to the below discussion:
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2012-May/041233.html
diff --git a/mkfs.jffs2.1 b/mkfs.jffs2.1
index 9b0acc3..47a3ac7 100644
--- a/mkfs.jffs2.1
+++ b/mkfs.jffs2.1
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ directory.
.TP
.B -s, --pagesize=SIZE
Use page size SIZE. The default is 4 KiB. This size is the
-maximum size of a data node.
+maximum size of a data node. Set according to target system's memory
+management page size (NOTE: this is NOT related to NAND page size).
.TP
.B -e, --eraseblock=SIZE
Use erase block size SIZE. The default is 64 KiB. If you use a erase
diff --git a/mkfs.jffs2.c b/mkfs.jffs2.c
index ad88ac6..d170a04 100644
--- a/mkfs.jffs2.c
+++ b/mkfs.jffs2.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,9 @@ static const char helptext[] =
" not specified, the output is padded to the end of\n"
" the final erase block\n"
" -r, -d, --root=DIR Build file system from directory DIR (default: cwd)\n"
-" -s, --pagesize=SIZE Use page size (max data node size) SIZE (default: 4KiB)\n"
+" -s, --pagesize=SIZE Use page size (max data node size) SIZE.\n"
+" Set according to target system's memory management\n"
+" page size (default: 4KiB)\n"
" -e, --eraseblock=SIZE Use erase block size SIZE (default: 64KiB)\n"
" -c, --cleanmarker=SIZE Size of cleanmarker (default 12)\n"
" -m, --compr-mode=MODE Select compression mode (default: priortiry)\n"
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