> -----Original Message----- > From: yaffs-bounces@lists.aleph1.co.uk [mailto:yaffs- > bounces@lists.aleph1.co.uk] On Behalf Of Wookey > Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2008 2:16 AM > To: alex z > Cc: celeber2@gmail.com; yaffs@lists.aleph1.co.uk > Subject: Re: [Yaffs] Mounting time > > well, yes, that's what happens. Can you split your partitions into > smaller chunks, make (some of) them read-only? Battery backup allowing > proper shutdown? > Does anyone have any figures on how long it takes to create a checkpoint? Does it depend on partition size, or activity? If the recommended solution is - effectively - a mini-UPS and a power-fail interrupt, then I'd like some vague idea how large the 'UPS' will need to be :) James