[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       busybox
Subject:    Re: [BusyBox] Question regarding Minix FS
From:       Geoffrey Espin <espin () idiom ! com>
Date:       2002-02-28 9:43:04
[Download RAW message or body]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 08:42:34AM +0100, Axel Kittenberger wrote:
> > I believe the most common strategy is to use cramfs with shmfs
> > (for writeable but temporary/volatile storage).  Then I added
> > JFFS2 support for the permanent storage.  
> Hmmm, what has cramfs for advantages/disadvantages against minix?

I've not used minix fs... but assume one would need a block level
driver on top of flash.  In which case, MTD+JFFS2, is the premier
solution.  Bootstrapping via a ramdisk is a simple, practical
strategy, with cramfs being the most compact way, although readonly.

Geoff
--
Geoffrey Espin
espin@idiom.com
--

[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]