Does ext2 based on MTD acceptable for Embedded Development?
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Fri Aug 27 17:39:57 EST 2004
In message <412EFA07.27872.405FEB at localhost> you wrote:
>
> > still want to consult with you such a question.Dose
> > ext2 filesystem besed on MTD a acceptable option?
>
> I would not use ext2 on MTD.
We do, and it works perfect. You just want to make sure to mount it
read-only.
> JFFS2 is much better for that purpose for in contrast to ext2, it is
> power down reliable and performs wear leveling.
These features are only interesting when you need a writable
filesystem.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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