[Yaffs] Re: set of patches for yaffs on Linux 2.6.9

Frank Rowand frowand@mvista.com
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:34:42 -0800


Frank Rowand wrote:
> I am submitting a set of patches that enabled me to get yaffs
> working on Linux 2.6.9.  (Not vanilla 2.6.9, but 2.6.9 plus
> a few changes, but I don't think the changes matter in this
> context.)
> 
> Please add any of these changes back into yaffs as appropriate,
> and provide comments as needed.
> 
> I have compiled for x86 RAM based yaffs (but not tested) and
> for ARM little endian MTD based yaffs.  I have compiled as
> in-kernel and as modules (but have not loaded the module
> version).  The ARM version has been through basic crash
> and burn testing, but I have not yet begun serious testing.
> 
> The changes are broken into a series of patches to isolate
> the different types of changes, and will each be sent in
> a following email.  The patches apply in the following
> order:
> 
> patches/yaffs_kernel_01_base.patch
> 
>    A direct copy of the yaffs files from the yaffs website,
>    as of November 16, 2004.  This patch puts the files into
>    the Linux kernel tree at fs/yaffs/.  Not all of the files
>    in this directory are actually used by me, but I was
>    being thorough.

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The email containing patch yaffs_kernel_01_base.patch is
awaiting moderator approval (it is too large, ~237000  bytes).
If anyone would like a copy of it directly, email me.

Hopefully it will soon get approved, or at least put into the
archive.

-Frank
-- 
Frank Rowand <frank_rowand@mvista.com>
MontaVista Software, Inc