[U-Boot-Users] fsload questions

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <A590D28B5042C041BCC880094CB6172E33DF48 at mail1irv.inside.istor.com> you wrote:
> 
> We are using the MTD code in the released u-boot-1.1.6 tarball and it
> does compile cleanly and runs ls, fsinfo and fsload, albeit there is a
> two minute delay whenever it runs.

Which MTD code are you using in your Linux kernel and for the tools
you use to format the file system?

How long does mounting the file system take under Linux?

> I am very puzzled why you are avoiding loading a Linux kernel image from
> a JFFS2 file system. Is there some set of problems that are not obvious

Because it's one of the slowest ways to boot a system.

> that need to be addressed, or some incompatibility between U-Boot and
> the MTD flash logic in Linux?

No, it's just inherently slow.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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