linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] mtd: block2mtd: Present block2mtd timely on boot time

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Message-ID: <CAAEAJfDAG8KrPKqVC5NujGnbSyxmrAtFcLvhScYsNm8RT59Gnw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:21:37 +0100
From:	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>
To:	Rodrigo Freire <rfreire@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>,
	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Herton Krzesinski <hkrzesin@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] mtd: block2mtd: Present block2mtd timely on boot time

On 17 September 2014 21:28, Rodrigo Freire <rfreire@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> mtd: block2mtd: Ensure that block2mtd is presented in a timely fashion
>

Using block2mtd sounds a bit unusual. I see that you are trying to get
a more robust fs.... have you tried using f2fs instead of jffs2?

> Currently, a block MTD device is not presented to the system on time, in
> order to start mounting the filesystems. This patch ensures that block2mtd
> is presented at the right time, so filesystems can be mounted on boot time.

It worries me a bit to add such a long delay to the boot. If for some
reason the SD is not working, then the kernel will wait (by default) 3
seconds now?
-- 
Ezequiel García, VanguardiaSur
www.vanguardiasur.com.ar
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