-
- /* First check this chunk is erased... */
-#ifndef CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_CHUNK_ERASED_CHECK
- writeOk = yaffs_CheckChunkErased(dev, chunk);
+ /* First check this chunk is erased, if it needs checking.
+ * The checking policy (unless forced always on) is as follows:
+ * Check the first page we try to write in a block.
+ * - If the check passes then we don't need to check any more.
+ * - If the check fails, we check again...
+ * If the block has been erased, we don't need to check.
+ *
+ * However, if the block has been prioritised for gc, then
+ * we think there might be something odd about this block
+ * and should continue doing erased checks.
+ *
+ * Rationale:
+ * We should only ever see chunks that have not been erased
+ * if there was a partially written chunk due to power loss
+ * This checking policy should catch that case with very
+ * few checks and thus save a lot of checks that are most likely not
+ * needed.
+ */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_ALWAYS_CHECK_CHUNK_ERASED
+ bi->skipErasedCheck = 1;