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From:   Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] jffs2:freely allocate memory when parameters are
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Tao,

----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
> Von: "Hou Tao" <houtao1@huawei.com>
> In Huawei we use jffs2 broadly in our products to support filesystem on raw
> NOR flash and NAND flash, so fixing the bugs in jffs2 means a lot to us.
> 
> Although I have not read all of jffs2 code thoroughly, I had find and "fixed"
> some bugs in jffs2 and I am willing to do any help in the jffs2 community. Maybe
> we can start by testing and reviewing the pending patches in patch work ?

yes, this is a good idea.
In MTD's patchwork the jffs2 queue is in bad shape. I tried to catch up
but failed to find enough time. So with more eyeballs I think we can bring it
in shape again.
Basically we need to classify which patches fix important stuff and which do not.

Some time ago I make xfstests work with jffs2, I can share (and upstream) these
patches too.
One of my goals is making sure that we don't break jffs2. xfstests can help.

Are you on the OFTC IRC network? On #mtd you can find us MTD guys.

Thanks,
//richard