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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig')
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diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig index 271a842f8c39..36663af56d89 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig @@ -56,6 +56,27 @@ config MTD_UBI_BEB_LIMIT Leave the default value if unsure. +config MTD_UBI_FASTMAP + bool "UBI Fastmap (Experimental feature)" + default n + help + Important: this feature is experimental so far and the on-flash + format for fastmap may change in the next kernel versions + + Fastmap is a mechanism which allows attaching an UBI device + in nearly constant time. Instead of scanning the whole MTD device it + only has to locate a checkpoint (called fastmap) on the device. + The on-flash fastmap contains all information needed to attach + the device. Using fastmap makes only sense on large devices where + attaching by scanning takes long. UBI will not automatically install + a fastmap on old images, but you can set the UBI module parameter + fm_autoconvert to 1 if you want so. Please note that fastmap-enabled + images are still usable with UBI implementations without + fastmap support. On typical flash devices the whole fastmap fits + into one PEB. UBI will reserve PEBs to hold two fastmaps. + + If in doubt, say "N". + config MTD_UBI_GLUEBI tristate "MTD devices emulation driver (gluebi)" help |