[Yaffs] Yaffs and production image programming

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Author: Sven Van Asbroeck
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To: yaffs
Subject: [Yaffs] Yaffs and production image programming
I'd like to find out how well production flash image programming is supported by yaffs.

Production image programming works as follows:
- First the whole flash is saved to a master image, this includes main as well as spare areas. (the flash contains multiple yaffs partitions)
- The master image file is sent to a production facility, where flash chips are programmed off a reel by an industrial flash programmer
- The programmer detects and skips bad blocks in the master image, and detects and skips bad blocks on the target flash chip
- So, after programming, block order is preserved, but the position of bad blocks may have changed.

Will yaffs mount partitions on a programmed flash chip correctly? If the master image includes a check point, will this work ok?

Many thanks,
Sven