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authorManuel Traut <manut@mecka.net>2011-04-06 00:31:12 +0200
committerManuel Traut <manut@mecka.net>2011-04-06 00:31:12 +0200
commit619c5455698ef5ec8f425c86bd214a6927d19e52 (patch)
treebfedcb144996a2c86d30a27834f96ecdc299ec50 /flash-memory/mtd
parentd7b656aac9ecc6ed6da8e8162a725f5d300cc2e2 (diff)
created pres for mtd and ubi
Signed-off-by: Manuel Traut <manut@mecka.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'flash-memory/mtd')
-rw-r--r--flash-memory/mtd/pres_mtd_de.tex40
-rw-r--r--flash-memory/mtd/pres_mtd_en.tex75
2 files changed, 75 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/flash-memory/mtd/pres_mtd_de.tex b/flash-memory/mtd/pres_mtd_de.tex
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-\input{configpres}
-
-\subsection{Memory Technology Devices (MTD)}
-
-\title{\lq Memory Technology Devices (MTD)\rq}
-\maketitle
-
-\begin{frame}
- \tableofcontents
-\end{frame}
-
-\subsubsection{Einführung}
-\begin{frame}
-\frametitle{Memory Technology Devices}
-\begin{itemize}
-\item NAND
-\pause
-\item NOR
-\pause
-\item Schnittstellen: Parallel, SPI...
-\end{itemize}
-
-\end{frame}
-
-\subsubsection{MTD Kernelsubsystem}
-\begin{frame}
-\frametitle{MTD subsystem im Kernel}
-\begin{itemize}
-\item Einheitliche Schnittstelle zum Userspace
-\pause
-\item Partitionierung
-\pause
-\item Vermeidung von Code-Duplizierung in den Treibern
-\pause
-\item Vereinheitlichung der Treiber
-\end{itemize}
-
-\end{frame}
-
-\input{tailpres}
diff --git a/flash-memory/mtd/pres_mtd_en.tex b/flash-memory/mtd/pres_mtd_en.tex
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+\input{configpres}
+
+\subsection{Memory Technology Devices (MTD)}
+
+\title{\lq Memory Technology Devices (MTD)\rq}
+\maketitle
+
+\begin{frame}
+ \tableofcontents
+\end{frame}
+
+\subsubsection{Overview}
+\begin{frame}
+\frametitle{Overview}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item designed for flash devices (NAND, NOR, DataFlash, OneNAND, \dots)
+\pause
+\item software- and hardware-ECC support
+\pause
+\item takes care on deletion of specified eraseblocksizes
+\pause
+\item wiring of chip is not relevant (Localbus, SPI, \dots)
+\end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+\begin{frame}
+\frametitle{None MTD Flash Devices}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item USB sticks, CompactFlash Cards, SD Cards, SSD\dots
+\pause
+\item devices have NAND flash, but own flashcontroller
+\pause
+\item kernel handles them as block device, like a regular HDD
+\pause
+\item flash properties, like eraseblocksize, are hidden by flashcontroller
+\end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+\subsubsection{MTD Kernelsubsystem}
+\begin{frame}
+\frametitle{responsibility of the MTD subsystem}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item definition of a userspace interface
+\pause
+\item partitioning of mtd devices (mtd0, mtd1, \dots)
+\pause
+\item hides flash internals from user
+\end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+\begin{frame}
+\frametitle{NOT part of the MTD subsystem}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item filesystems
+\pause
+\item wear-leveling
+\pause
+\item protection of writing to bad blocks
+\pause
+\item data protection for writes during power loss
+\end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+\begin{frame}
+\frametitle{mtdblock}
+\begin{itemize}
+\item enable use of common filesystem on flash devices
+\pause
+\item bad idea: no wear-leveling, bad performance, \dots
+\pause
+\item obsoleted by UBI
+\end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+\input{tailpres}