Re: [PATCHv2 1/1] mtd: gpmi: make blockmark swapping optional

From: Lothar WaÃmann
Date: Fri Mar 28 2014 - 04:17:58 EST


Hi,

Huang Shijie wrote:
> ä 2014å03æ27æ 20:21, Lothar WaÃmann åé:
> > I can assure you that the>100.000 i.MX28 based modules, that we sold
> > up to now boot from NAND just fine without any block mark swapping in
> > the U-Boot pages.
> >
> Our driver should follow the Reference manual, not the product.
>
Still there is no need for the Linux NAND driver to be able to read or
write partitions in a format that the Boot ROM can understand. Thus it
is perfectly legal to allow disregarding the BB marks and solely rely on
a flash based BBT.


Lothar WaÃmann
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