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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c index e941395de3ae..753494e042d5 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c @@ -854,6 +854,17 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(struct mtd_info *mtd, int ubi_num, return -EINVAL; } + /* + * Both UBI and UBIFS have been designed for SLC NAND and NOR flashes. + * MLC NAND is different and needs special care, otherwise UBI or UBIFS + * will die soon and you will lose all your data. + */ + if (mtd->type == MTD_MLCNANDFLASH) { + pr_err("ubi: refuse attaching mtd%d - MLC NAND is not supported\n", + mtd->index); + return -EINVAL; + } + if (ubi_num == UBI_DEV_NUM_AUTO) { /* Search for an empty slot in the @ubi_devices array */ for (ubi_num = 0; ubi_num < UBI_MAX_DEVICES; ubi_num++) |