X-Git-Url: http://www.aleph1.co.uk/gitweb/?p=yaffs2.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=Kconfig;h=9cc372ec44f40f2a7b48a9d7b3a655e55531c5ed;hp=f314f60073880ae0b72c226d7845ded6380dbc09;hb=5dcdf77ef2af74d01edb41d8eadee55176c33cad;hpb=a70b60ad29933af2402ca745cce2916fe1c19edf diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig index f314f60..9cc372e 100644 --- a/Kconfig +++ b/Kconfig @@ -105,15 +105,21 @@ config YAFFS_DISABLE_WIDE_TNODES If unsure, say N. -config YAFFS_DISABLE_CHUNK_ERASED_CHECK - bool "Turn off debug chunk erase check" +config YAFFS_ALWAYS_CHECK_CHUNK_ERASED + bool "Force chunk erase check" depends on YAFFS_FS - default y + default n help - Enabling this turns off the test that chunks are erased in flash - before writing to them. This is safe, since the write verification - will fail. Suggest enabling the test (ie. say N) - during development to help debug things. + Normally YAFFS only checks chunks before writing until an erased + chunk is found. This helps to detect any partially written chunks + that might have happened due to power loss. + + Enabling this forces on the test that chunks are erased in flash + before writing to them. This takes more time but is potentially a + bit more secure. + + Suggest setting Y during development and ironing out driver issues + etc. Suggest setting to N if you want faster writing. If unsure, say Y.