Shouldn't both smartmedia and legacy memorystick controllers can be considered
"semi-raw"? In second case, media itself implements "semi-raw" flash interface.
I think ioctls are nowhere as convenient as sysfs file. I believe many people
share this point of view - after all, ioctls throw a lot of different
functionality into one basket, using cryptic codes.
I see that raw mtd operates on buffer pointers, rather than scatterlists. From
my understanding, it demands "map" and possibly "bounce" operation elsewhere,
incurring sizable overhead on performance (for fast media, the waits in the
blocking read/write operations will also have considerable effect). Are there
any plans to address this issue?
Can't agree. It's one of the most commonly used, according to my experience.
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