linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/6] UBI: Fastmap: Switch to ro mode if invalidate

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Date:	Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:47:45 +0100
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	dedekind1@...il.com
Cc:	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] UBI: Fastmap: Switch to ro mode if invalidate_fastmap() fails

We have to switch to ro mode to guarantee that upon next UBI attach
all data is consistent.

Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
---
 drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
index 8b95c48..3d913f5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
@@ -1466,8 +1466,10 @@ err:
 	ret = 0;
 	if (old_fm) {
 		ret = invalidate_fastmap(ubi, old_fm);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
 			ubi_err(ubi, "Unable to invalidiate current fastmap!");
+			ubi_ro_mode(ubi);
+		}
 		else if (ret)
 			ret = 0;
 	}
-- 
1.8.4.5

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