linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ubi: Use UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME

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Date:	Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:34:02 +0100
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	dedekind1@...il.com
CC:	dwmw2@...radead.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ubi: Use UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME_{TYPE, ALIGN}

Am 14.01.2012 16:11, schrieb Artem Bityutskiy:
> On Tue, 2012-01-10 at 17:57 +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
>> UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME_TYPE and UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME_ALIGN are currently
>> defined but not used.
>> Use them at least once. 8-)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
> This will break backward compatibility - older and current kernels which
> do not have this patch will error out when the find a volume without a
> name. The right way to do this would be to change the UBI format
> version, but you would need a really strong reason for this.
> 

Sorry, this comment makes absolutely no sense.

Did you mean my other patch?
But still, the other patch also does *not* allow volumes without names.

Confused,
//richard


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