X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2FREADME.JFFS2;h=f0e9bc1b37aacf8ebb8b0ddc50d61e577b1f9399;hb=0544c63681d2ea3607faf374e9c56f101e365b42;hp=0d39c46453a8489a61403a3bb09e9b8cd77a4fcb;hpb=c609719b8d1b2dca590e0ed499016d041203e403;p=oweals%2Fu-boot.git diff --git a/doc/README.JFFS2 b/doc/README.JFFS2 index 0d39c46453..f0e9bc1b37 100644 --- a/doc/README.JFFS2 +++ b/doc/README.JFFS2 @@ -2,12 +2,21 @@ JFFS2 options and usage. ----------------------- JFFS2 in U-Boot is a read only implementation of the file system in -Linux with the same name. To use JFFS2 define CFG_CMD_JFFS2. +Linux with the same name. To use JFFS2 define CONFIG_CMD_JFFS2. The module adds three new commands. fsload - load binary file from a file system image fsinfo - print information about file systems ls - list files in a directory +chpart - change active partition + +If you boot from a partition which is mounted writable, and you +update your boot environment by replacing single files on that +partition, you should also define CONFIG_SYS_JFFS2_SORT_FRAGMENTS. Scanning +the JFFS2 filesystem takes *much* longer with this feature, though. +Sorting is done while inserting into the fragment list, which is +more or less a bubble sort. That algorithm is known to be O(n^2), +thus you should really consider if you can avoid it! There is two ways for JFFS2 to find the disk. The default way uses @@ -15,16 +24,16 @@ the flash_info structure to find the start of a JFFS2 disk (called partition in the code) and you can change where the partition is with two defines. -CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK +CONFIG_SYS_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK defined the first flash bank to use -CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR +CONFIG_SYS_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR defines the first sector to use -The second way is to define CFG_JFFS_CUSTOM_PART and implement the +The second way is to define CONFIG_SYS_JFFS_CUSTOM_PART and implement the jffs2_part_info(int part_num) function in your board specific files. -In this mode CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK and CFG_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR is not +In this mode CONFIG_SYS_JFFS2_FIRST_BANK and CONFIG_SYS_JFFS2_FIRST_SECTOR is not used. The input is a partition number starting with 0. @@ -32,7 +41,7 @@ Return a pointer to struct part_info or NULL for error; Ex jffs2_part_info() for one partition. --- -#if defined CFG_JFFS_CUSTOM_PART +#if defined CONFIG_SYS_JFFS_CUSTOM_PART #include static struct part_info part; @@ -60,9 +69,6 @@ jffs2_part_info(int part_num) TODO. - Add a new command so it's actually possible to change - partition. - - Remove the assumption that JFFS can dereference a pointer - into the disk. The current code do not work with memory holes - or hardware with a sliding window (PCMCIA). + Remove the assumption that JFFS can dereference a pointer + into the disk. The current code do not work with memory holes + or hardware with a sliding window (PCMCIA).