Ben,
What did NVFS buy us? Seems like its just breaking a lot of stuff...
The big advantages to NVFS are, in my opinion:
1) Database storage is non-volatile and won't be erased if the battery goes dead. This is very important for smartphones where users often run the device to an out-of-power state or where the device has a replaceable battery.
2) Storage memory doesn't require power, making it possible to have longer battery lives while increasing the amount of memory available. Reviews have shown the NVFS-enabled Tungsten E2 to have a much longer life than the similar Tungsten E.
3) NAND flash is cheaper than low-power dynamic RAM and a lot cheaper than NOR flash. This means devices can have more storage yet cost less.
-- Ben Combee, Senior Software Engineer, palmOne, Inc. "Combee on Palm OS" weblog: http://palmos.combee.net/ Developer Forum Archives: http://news.palmos.com/read/all_forums/
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