[Yaffs] YAFFS on Linux without MTD

Hello,

Is it possible to use YAFFS in Linux without MTD support? I have been
reading the mailing lists and it appears that there are some
performance issues as a result of depending on the general MTD block
driver. Is this true? Is it reasonable to consider using the YAFFS file
system under Linux without MTD? Would this also address the Samsung
NAND chip support?

TIA