Artem> This patch-set contains UBI, which stands for Unsorted Block Artem> Images. This is closely related to the memory technology Artem> devices Linux subsystem (MTD), so this new piece of software is Artem> from drivers/mtd/ubi.
Can you define UBI in each and every file you create? This is a completely unique acronym and I'm sure a bunch of people will be going "wtf" when they read this, I know I was. Artem> In short, UBI is kind of LVM layer but for flash (MTD) Artem> devices. It makes it possible to dynamically create, delete and Artem> re-size volumes. But the analogy is not full. UBI also takes Artem> care of wear-leveling and bad eraseblocks handling, so UBI Artem> completely hides 2 aspects of flash chips which make them very Artem> difficult to work with: Neat stuff! Too bad you don't have a more descriptive name for it, UBI just doesn't seem to have any connection to LVM for Flash plus wear leveling. /grin/ John - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/