[Yaffs] PATCH!!! PATCH!!! (Was Sorry state of YAFFS2)

[Nick Bane]

> Hi all guys.
> I'm new in yaffs...even if my subscription was made in June.
> I'm reading this trail between Sergei and other yaffers since several 
> weeks.
> 
> I'm interested in yaffs because the company I work for has delivered a 
> product with yaffs (first version) aboard.
> We have the need (as a lot of companies working with NAND flash devices, 
> I think) to switch to yaffs 2.
> This is because 512 byte page devices are going in obsolescence.
> 
> This is a problem that involves companies that buy lot of devices at a 
> time (not one or two pieces.... :(   ).
> Then it's very important, for the future of yaffs filing system, to be 
> able to mount yaffs2 as root ...
> 
As I mentioned before, this is working fine for me.

> I have to admit that Sergei is angry for some justifiable reasons... 
> even if he is TOO angry...
> 
Yes partly.

> The chance to mount yaffs file system as root is very important for a 
> lot of embedded systems where
> costs have to be taken low... (It,s not cost effective to have several 
> devices on your board...)
> 
As I already posted to this list, I addressed this issue last weekend as 
we needed this functionality. It took a day to figure out what needed 
doing, update bootldr, update the kernel (this was for auto resizing the 
boot partition) and modify mkyaffsimage to be a useable mkyaffs2image. 
Its not scary and its the same issue (or was) for jffs2 that has hardly 
died a death either.

> Then I would give you a suggestion.
> Please, try to patch this problem as quickly as possible.
> The future of YAFFS2 is by the way...
> 
> I think that Charles Manning would not be happy to see his creature so 
> mistreated....
> 
> I all and good work...
> 
> Regards
> 
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