JFFS2 format compatibility between kernel versions

Artem B. Bityuckiy dedekind at infradead.org
Fri May 6 03:36:29 EDT 2005


> Is a JFFS2 type filesystem formatted from blank flash (running as part
> of
> kernel 2.4.17) fully compatible with JFFS2 running on kernel 2.6.8?
> In other words, if a system's kernel is upgraded from 2.4.17 to 2.6.8,
> will a filesystem created under 2.4.17 be fully compatible when accessed
> by the 2.6.8 kernel?  I haven't seen any problems, but want to make sure
> there isn't any form of incompatibility that might show up later.
I didn't try, but theoretically it should be.

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Best Regards,
Artem B. Bityuckiy,
St.-Petersburg, Russia.





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