[PATCH 4/5] mtd: block2mtd: Add support for deleting block2mtd mapping

Pali Rohár pali.rohar at gmail.com
Tue Jul 25 07:24:15 PDT 2017


On Friday 21 July 2017 21:56:41 Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Pali,
> 
> On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 5:43 PM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This patch allows user to delete block2mtd mapping via parameters file
> > /sys/module/block2mtd/parameters/block2mtd
> >
> > Syntax is "del=device", e.g.:
> >
> > $ echo -n del=/dev/loop0 > /sys/module/block2mtd/parameters/block2mtd
> 
> As I wrote in an earlier mail, I hate this interface.
> I suggest adding a decent ioctl based interface for dynamic block2mtd's.

ioctl interface has a problem that cannot be easily used from shell. It
needs to have another tool which uses it. On the other hand sysfs
interface can be used from bash script which is better.

Any idea for better interface without need for ioctl?

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar at gmail.com



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