linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2] MTD: Add UBI reboot notifier

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Date:	Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:45:22 +0100
From:	Norbert van Bolhuis <nvbolhuis@...valley.nl>
To:	dedekind1@...il.com
CC:	Kevin Cernekee <kpc.mtd@...il.com>, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	dwmw2@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] MTD: Add UBI reboot notifier

Artem Bityutskiy wrote:
> FYI, I do not like this patch, because it is not solving the problem, it
> just makes the problem less likely. I.e., you are still screwed if you
> reboot while some other task is doing erasure. Indeed, the background
> thread is not the only task which may do erases.
> 
> I'm not going to revert this patch, but wanted to let you know that I
> think it was my mistake to push it.
> 

so, how to solve this properly ?

probably the only way is the reboot notifier of the MTD chip driver
(for NOR flash only cmdset_0001 has one).

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