linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/10] UBI: Add fastmap on-flash data structures

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Message-ID: <20120926175413.58a5c455@spider.haslach.nod.at>
Date:	Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:54:13 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com
Cc:	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, Heinz.Egger@...utronix.de, tim.bird@...sony.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] UBI: Add fastmap on-flash data structures

Artem,

Am Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:33:11 +0300
schrieb Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@...ux.intel.com>:
> Richard, thanks, here is the deal I suggest
> 
> 1. I do not really have time to review this in details.
> 2. I do not want to block this either
> 3. I want to merge this to 3.7 with come pre-conditions (see below)
>    as "Experimental" with a claim that the on-flash format can
>    be changed. Something like Linus did for btrfs. Then let people
>    play with fastmap. I am sure it'll need changes when people
>    try to use it in production.
>    
>    a. Aiaiai is happy

sent you v19 where I've addresses all warnings from Aiaiai you mailed
me.

>    b. You provide a section for the mtd web site describing fastmap
>    c. It does not break anything when it is disabled
>    d. When it is enabled, it also passes the UBI tests
> 
> Actually, I want to expose it to linux-next already after step a.
> Despite a lot of testing you have already done, I am willing to do
> some testing myself as well, so I'll do c. and d. and let you know if
> there are issues.
> 
> Could you please do b. ?

Will do!
I'm fine with your plan.

Thanks,
//richard
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