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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h | 12 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h index 8419fdc..503ea9b 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h @@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ enum { * @ec: the erase counter * @vid_hdr_offset: where the VID header starts * @data_offset: where the user data start + * @image_seq: image sequence number * @padding2: reserved for future, zeroes * @hdr_crc: erase counter header CRC checksum * @@ -144,6 +145,14 @@ enum { * volume identifier header and user data, relative to the beginning of the * physical eraseblock. These values have to be the same for all physical * eraseblocks. + * + * The @image_seq field is used to validate a UBI image that has been prepared + * for a UBI device. The @image_seq value can be any value, but it must be the + * same on all eraseblocks. UBI will ensure that all new erase counter headers + * also contain this value, and will check the value when scanning at start-up. + * One way to make use of @image_seq is to increase its value by one every time + * an image is flashed over an existing image, then, if the flashing does not + * complete, UBI will detect the error when scanning. */ struct ubi_ec_hdr { __be32 magic; @@ -152,7 +161,8 @@ struct ubi_ec_hdr { __be64 ec; /* Warning: the current limit is 31-bit anyway! */ __be32 vid_hdr_offset; __be32 data_offset; - __u8 padding2[36]; + __be32 image_seq; + __u8 padding2[32]; __be32 hdr_crc; } __attribute__ ((packed)); |
