Lpc2000

Basically I need to use it to send stuff out from the
LPC2294 board to a terminal after logging is done, is
the JFFS2 file compatible with that we use in windows,
(sorry for my ignorance)

Samuel

--- Charles Manning <manningc2@...> wrote:

> On Monday 10 October 2005 20:24, Sten wrote:
> 
> >
> > Correct! If you want to log data continously only,
> why you want to spent
> > a lot of time in implementing a file system? Just
> write your data
> > byte4byte to your flash and wrap around if it is
> full.
> 
> Definitely concur on this point. Using a file system
> just to do some 
> append-only logging like using a chainsaw to cut
> butter.
> 
> > If there are other reasons for using a file
> system, a flash file system
> > like JFFS(2) could be better solution than FAT.
> 
> Again, concur, JFFS(2) and other log structured fs
> are far less corruption 
> prone than FAT. However, these fs tend to need quite
> a bit of RAM for large 
> flash partitions.
> 
> > Because it is balancing 
> > write/erase cycles to your flash other than FAT. 
> 
> Most FTLs (eg the Smartmedia one) will effect
> sufficient wear levelling to 
> make this a non-issue.
> 
> > Just have look to the 
> > Linux kernel (the greatest resource of open-source
> code in this world!).
> > Check the uClinux resources and mailing list for a
> good (bug-free)
> > implementation, too.
> 
> Be mindful of the GPL. This might limit what you can
> do with the code.
> 
> 
> 



	
		
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