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Diffstat (limited to 'include')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/mtd/ubi.h | 31 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/mtd/ubi-user.h | 34 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h b/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h index db4836bed514..c3918a0684fe 100644 --- a/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h +++ b/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ #include <linux/types.h> #include <mtd/ubi-user.h> +/* All voumes/LEBs */ +#define UBI_ALL -1 + /* * enum ubi_open_mode - UBI volume open mode constants. * @@ -208,14 +211,15 @@ void ubi_close_volume(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc); int ubi_leb_read(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, char *buf, int offset, int len, int check); int ubi_leb_write(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, const void *buf, - int offset, int len, int dtype); + int offset, int len); int ubi_leb_change(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, const void *buf, - int len, int dtype); + int len); int ubi_leb_erase(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum); int ubi_leb_unmap(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum); -int ubi_leb_map(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, int dtype); +int ubi_leb_map(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum); int ubi_is_mapped(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum); int ubi_sync(int ubi_num); +int ubi_flush(int ubi_num, int vol_id, int lnum); /* * This function is the same as the 'ubi_leb_read()' function, but it does not @@ -226,25 +230,4 @@ static inline int ubi_read(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, char *buf, { return ubi_leb_read(desc, lnum, buf, offset, len, 0); } - -/* - * This function is the same as the 'ubi_leb_write()' functions, but it does - * not have the data type argument. - */ -static inline int ubi_write(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, - const void *buf, int offset, int len) -{ - return ubi_leb_write(desc, lnum, buf, offset, len, UBI_UNKNOWN); -} - -/* - * This function is the same as the 'ubi_leb_change()' functions, but it does - * not have the data type argument. - */ -static inline int ubi_change(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, - const void *buf, int len) -{ - return ubi_leb_change(desc, lnum, buf, len, UBI_UNKNOWN); -} - #endif /* !__LINUX_UBI_H__ */ diff --git a/include/mtd/ubi-user.h b/include/mtd/ubi-user.h index 3c4109777aff..8787349fbafe 100644 --- a/include/mtd/ubi-user.h +++ b/include/mtd/ubi-user.h @@ -196,23 +196,6 @@ #define UBI_MAX_RNVOL 32 /* - * UBI data type hint constants. - * - * UBI_LONGTERM: long-term data - * UBI_SHORTTERM: short-term data - * UBI_UNKNOWN: data persistence is unknown - * - * These constants are used when data is written to UBI volumes in order to - * help the UBI wear-leveling unit to find more appropriate physical - * eraseblocks. - */ -enum { - UBI_LONGTERM = 1, - UBI_SHORTTERM = 2, - UBI_UNKNOWN = 3, -}; - -/* * UBI volume type constants. * * @UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME: dynamic volume @@ -375,25 +358,34 @@ struct ubi_rnvol_req { * requests. * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to change * @bytes: how many bytes will be written to the logical eraseblock - * @dtype: data type (%UBI_LONGTERM, %UBI_SHORTTERM, %UBI_UNKNOWN) + * @dtype: pass "3" for better compatibility with old kernels * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed + * + * The @dtype field used to inform UBI about what kind of data will be written + * to the LEB: long term (value 1), short term (value 2), unknown (value 3). + * UBI tried to pick a PEB with lower erase counter for short term data and a + * PEB with higher erase counter for long term data. But this was not really + * used because users usually do not know this and could easily mislead UBI. We + * removed this feature in May 2012. UBI currently just ignores the @dtype + * field. But for better compatibility with older kernels it is recommended to + * set @dtype to 3 (unknown). */ struct ubi_leb_change_req { __s32 lnum; __s32 bytes; - __s8 dtype; + __s8 dtype; /* obsolete, do not use! */ __s8 padding[7]; } __packed; /** * struct ubi_map_req - a data structure used in map LEB requests. + * @dtype: pass "3" for better compatibility with old kernels * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to unmap - * @dtype: data type (%UBI_LONGTERM, %UBI_SHORTTERM, %UBI_UNKNOWN) * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed */ struct ubi_map_req { __s32 lnum; - __s8 dtype; + __s8 dtype; /* obsolete, do not use! */ __s8 padding[3]; } __packed; |