[PATCH 2/2] UBI: rename_volumes: Use UBI_METAONLY

Richard Weinberger richard at nod.at
Mon Nov 24 13:30:10 PST 2014


By using UBI_METAONLY in rename_volumes() it is now possible to rename
an UBI volume atomically while it is mounted.
This is useful for firmware upgrades.

Cc: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia at free-electrons.com>
Cc: Andrew Murray <amurray at embedded-bits.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard at nod.at>
---
 drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
index f5c715c..286383c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static int rename_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 
-		re->desc = ubi_open_volume(ubi->ubi_num, vol_id, UBI_READWRITE);
+		re->desc = ubi_open_volume(ubi->ubi_num, vol_id, UBI_METAONLY);
 		if (IS_ERR(re->desc)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(re->desc);
 			ubi_err(ubi, "cannot open volume %d, error %d",
-- 
1.8.4.5




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