CHECK_CREATE

Section: Internal Functions Provided (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

check_create - [GENERIC] create and write bbt(s) if necessary

SYNOPSIS

int check_create(struct mtd_info * mtd, uint8_t * buf, struct nand_bbt_descr * bd);

ARGUMENTS

mtd

: MTD device structure

buf

: temporary buffer

: descriptor for the good/bad block search pattern

DESCRIPTION

The function checks the results of the previous call to read_bbt and creates / updates the bbt(s) if necessary Creation is necessary if no bbt was found for the chip/device Update is necessary if one of the tables is missing or the version nr. of one table is less than the other

AUTHOR

Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>