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author | Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com> | 2008-07-16 07:25:56 (GMT) |
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committer | Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com> | 2008-07-24 10:32:56 (GMT) |
commit | 85c6e6e28259e9b58b8984db536c45bc3161f40c (patch) | |
tree | f389adfe74753f318290b45b7ce190421d18c48e | |
parent | bb84c1a199558962edf4b4aeb4480fb09aa09b91 (diff) | |
download | linux-fsl-qoriq-85c6e6e28259e9b58b8984db536c45bc3161f40c.tar.xz |
UBI: amend commentaries
Hch asked not to use "unit" for sub-systems, let it be so.
Also some other commentaries modifications.
Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c | 28 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h | 19 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h | 23 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h | 37 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c | 94 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/mtd/ubi.h | 4 |
10 files changed, 129 insertions, 128 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c index a5b1994..27271fe 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ out_si: } /** - * io_init - initialize I/O unit for a given UBI device. + * io_init - initialize I/O sub-system for a given UBI device. * @ubi: UBI device description object * * If @ubi->vid_hdr_offset or @ubi->leb_start is zero, default offsets are diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h index 8ea99d8..7d8d77c 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h @@ -76,21 +76,21 @@ void ubi_dbg_dump_mkvol_req(const struct ubi_mkvol_req *req); #endif /* CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_MSG */ #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_MSG_EBA -/* Messages from the eraseblock association unit */ +/* Messages from the eraseblock association sub-system */ #define dbg_eba(fmt, ...) dbg_msg(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__) #else #define dbg_eba(fmt, ...) ({}) #endif #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_MSG_WL -/* Messages from the wear-leveling unit */ +/* Messages from the wear-leveling sub-system */ #define dbg_wl(fmt, ...) dbg_msg(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__) #else #define dbg_wl(fmt, ...) ({}) #endif #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_MSG_IO -/* Messages from the input/output unit */ +/* Messages from the input/output sub-system */ #define dbg_io(fmt, ...) dbg_msg(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__) #else #define dbg_io(fmt, ...) ({}) diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c index 8dc488f..613cd1e 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c @@ -19,20 +19,20 @@ */ /* - * The UBI Eraseblock Association (EBA) unit. + * The UBI Eraseblock Association (EBA) sub-system. * - * This unit is responsible for I/O to/from logical eraseblock. + * This sub-system is responsible for I/O to/from logical eraseblock. * * Although in this implementation the EBA table is fully kept and managed in * RAM, which assumes poor scalability, it might be (partially) maintained on * flash in future implementations. * - * The EBA unit implements per-logical eraseblock locking. Before accessing a - * logical eraseblock it is locked for reading or writing. The per-logical - * eraseblock locking is implemented by means of the lock tree. The lock tree - * is an RB-tree which refers all the currently locked logical eraseblocks. The - * lock tree elements are &struct ubi_ltree_entry objects. They are indexed by - * (@vol_id, @lnum) pairs. + * The EBA sub-system implements per-logical eraseblock locking. Before + * accessing a logical eraseblock it is locked for reading or writing. The + * per-logical eraseblock locking is implemented by means of the lock tree. The + * lock tree is an RB-tree which refers all the currently locked logical + * eraseblocks. The lock tree elements are &struct ubi_ltree_entry objects. + * They are indexed by (@vol_id, @lnum) pairs. * * EBA also maintains the global sequence counter which is incremented each * time a logical eraseblock is mapped to a physical eraseblock and it is @@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ out_unlock_leb: } /** - * ubi_eba_init_scan - initialize the EBA unit using scanning information. + * ubi_eba_init_scan - initialize the EBA sub-system using scanning information. * @ubi: UBI device description object * @si: scanning information * @@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ int ubi_eba_init_scan(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si) struct ubi_scan_leb *seb; struct rb_node *rb; - dbg_eba("initialize EBA unit"); + dbg_eba("initialize EBA sub-system"); spin_lock_init(&ubi->ltree_lock); mutex_init(&ubi->alc_mutex); @@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ int ubi_eba_init_scan(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si) ubi->rsvd_pebs += ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs; } - dbg_eba("EBA unit is initialized"); + dbg_eba("EBA sub-system is initialized"); return 0; out_free: diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c index 4ac11df..561e7b2 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c @@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ */ /* - * UBI input/output unit. + * UBI input/output sub-system. * - * This unit provides a uniform way to work with all kinds of the underlying - * MTD devices. It also implements handy functions for reading and writing UBI - * headers. + * This sub-system provides a uniform way to work with all kinds of the + * underlying MTD devices. It also implements handy functions for reading and + * writing UBI headers. * * We are trying to have a paranoid mindset and not to trust to what we read - * from the flash media in order to be more secure and robust. So this unit - * validates every single header it reads from the flash media. + * from the flash media in order to be more secure and robust. So this + * sub-system validates every single header it reads from the flash media. * * Some words about how the eraseblock headers are stored. * @@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ * 512-byte chunks, we have to allocate one more buffer and copy our VID header * to offset 448 of this buffer. * - * The I/O unit does the following trick in order to avoid this extra copy. - * It always allocates a @ubi->vid_hdr_alsize bytes buffer for the VID header - * and returns a pointer to offset @ubi->vid_hdr_shift of this buffer. When the - * VID header is being written out, it shifts the VID header pointer back and - * writes the whole sub-page. + * The I/O sub-system does the following trick in order to avoid this extra + * copy. It always allocates a @ubi->vid_hdr_alsize bytes buffer for the VID + * header and returns a pointer to offset @ubi->vid_hdr_shift of this buffer. + * When the VID header is being written out, it shifts the VID header pointer + * back and writes the whole sub-page. */ #include <linux/crc32.h> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c index 96d410e..892c2ba 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ */ /* - * UBI scanning unit. + * UBI scanning sub-system. * - * This unit is responsible for scanning the flash media, checking UBI + * This sub-system is responsible for scanning the flash media, checking UBI * headers and providing complete information about the UBI flash image. * * The scanning information is represented by a &struct ubi_scan_info' object. @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int add_to_list(struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum, int ec, * non-zero if an inconsistency was found and zero if not. * * Note, UBI does sanity check of everything it reads from the flash media. - * Most of the checks are done in the I/O unit. Here we check that the + * Most of the checks are done in the I/O sub-system. Here we check that the * information in the VID header is consistent to the information in other VID * headers of the same volume. */ @@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ static int compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_scan_leb *seb, * that versions that are close to %0xFFFFFFFF are less then * versions that are close to %0. * - * The UBI WL unit guarantees that the number of pending tasks - * is not greater then %0x7FFFFFFF. So, if the difference + * The UBI WL sub-system guarantees that the number of pending + * tasks is not greater then %0x7FFFFFFF. So, if the difference * between any two versions is greater or equivalent to * %0x7FFFFFFF, there was an overflow and the logical * eraseblock with lower version is actually newer then the one @@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ void ubi_scan_rm_volume(struct ubi_scan_info *si, struct ubi_scan_volume *sv) * * This function erases physical eraseblock 'pnum', and writes the erase * counter header to it. This function should only be used on UBI device - * initialization stages, when the EBA unit had not been yet initialized. This - * function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in case - * of failure. + * initialization stages, when the EBA sub-system had not been yet initialized. + * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in + * case of failure. */ int ubi_scan_erase_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum, int ec) @@ -687,9 +687,10 @@ out_free: * @si: scanning information * * This function returns a free physical eraseblock. It is supposed to be - * called on the UBI initialization stages when the wear-leveling unit is not - * initialized yet. This function picks a physical eraseblocks from one of the - * lists, writes the EC header if it is needed, and removes it from the list. + * called on the UBI initialization stages when the wear-leveling sub-system is + * not initialized yet. This function picks a physical eraseblocks from one of + * the lists, writes the EC header if it is needed, and removes it from the + * list. * * This function returns scanning physical eraseblock information in case of * success and an error code in case of failure. @@ -764,8 +765,9 @@ static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum return err; else if (err) { /* - * FIXME: this is actually duty of the I/O unit to initialize - * this, but MTD does not provide enough information. + * FIXME: this is actually duty of the I/O sub-system to + * initialize this, but MTD does not provide enough + * information. */ si->bad_peb_count += 1; return 0; diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h index 966b9b6..4e2e3cc 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h @@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ struct ubi_scan_leb { * @leb_count: number of logical eraseblocks in this volume * @vol_type: volume type * @used_ebs: number of used logical eraseblocks in this volume (only for - * static volumes) + * static volumes) * @last_data_size: amount of data in the last logical eraseblock of this - * volume (always equivalent to the usable logical eraseblock size in case of - * dynamic volumes) + * volume (always equivalent to the usable logical eraseblock + * size in case of dynamic volumes) * @data_pad: how many bytes at the end of logical eraseblocks of this volume - * are not used (due to volume alignment) + * are not used (due to volume alignment) * @compat: compatibility flags of this volume * @rb: link in the volume RB-tree * @root: root of the RB-tree containing all the eraseblock belonging to this - * volume (&struct ubi_scan_leb objects) + * volume (&struct ubi_scan_leb objects) * * One object of this type is allocated for each volume during scanning. */ @@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ struct ubi_scan_volume { * @free: list of free physical eraseblocks * @erase: list of physical eraseblocks which have to be erased * @alien: list of physical eraseblocks which should not be used by UBI (e.g., + * those belonging to "preserve"-compatible internal volumes) * @bad_peb_count: count of bad physical eraseblocks - * those belonging to "preserve"-compatible internal volumes) * @vols_found: number of volumes found during scanning * @highest_vol_id: highest volume ID * @alien_peb_count: count of physical eraseblocks in the @alien list @@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ struct ubi_scan_volume { * @ec_count: a temporary variable used when calculating @mean_ec * * This data structure contains the result of scanning and may be used by other - * UBI units to build final UBI data structures, further error-recovery and so - * on. + * UBI sub-systems to build final UBI data structures, further error-recovery + * and so on. */ struct ubi_scan_info { struct rb_root volumes; @@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ struct ubi_device; struct ubi_vid_hdr; /* - * ubi_scan_move_to_list - move a physical eraseblock from the volume tree to a - * list. + * ubi_scan_move_to_list - move a PEB from the volume tree to a list. * * @sv: volume scanning information * @seb: scanning eraseblock infprmation diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h index c3185d9..26bb7af 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h @@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ enum { * Compatibility constants used by internal volumes. * * @UBI_COMPAT_DELETE: delete this internal volume before anything is written - * to the flash + * to the flash * @UBI_COMPAT_RO: attach this device in read-only mode * @UBI_COMPAT_PRESERVE: preserve this internal volume - do not touch its - * physical eraseblocks, don't allow the wear-leveling unit to move them + * physical eraseblocks, don't allow the wear-leveling + * sub-system to move them * @UBI_COMPAT_REJECT: reject this UBI image */ enum { @@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ enum { * struct ubi_ec_hdr - UBI erase counter header. * @magic: erase counter header magic number (%UBI_EC_HDR_MAGIC) * @version: version of UBI implementation which is supposed to accept this - * UBI image + * UBI image * @padding1: reserved for future, zeroes * @ec: the erase counter * @vid_hdr_offset: where the VID header starts @@ -159,20 +160,20 @@ struct ubi_ec_hdr { * struct ubi_vid_hdr - on-flash UBI volume identifier header. * @magic: volume identifier header magic number (%UBI_VID_HDR_MAGIC) * @version: UBI implementation version which is supposed to accept this UBI - * image (%UBI_VERSION) + * image (%UBI_VERSION) * @vol_type: volume type (%UBI_VID_DYNAMIC or %UBI_VID_STATIC) * @copy_flag: if this logical eraseblock was copied from another physical - * eraseblock (for wear-leveling reasons) + * eraseblock (for wear-leveling reasons) * @compat: compatibility of this volume (%0, %UBI_COMPAT_DELETE, - * %UBI_COMPAT_IGNORE, %UBI_COMPAT_PRESERVE, or %UBI_COMPAT_REJECT) + * %UBI_COMPAT_IGNORE, %UBI_COMPAT_PRESERVE, or %UBI_COMPAT_REJECT) * @vol_id: ID of this volume * @lnum: logical eraseblock number * @leb_ver: version of this logical eraseblock (IMPORTANT: obsolete, to be - * removed, kept only for not breaking older UBI users) + * removed, kept only for not breaking older UBI users) * @data_size: how many bytes of data this logical eraseblock contains * @used_ebs: total number of used logical eraseblocks in this volume * @data_pad: how many bytes at the end of this physical eraseblock are not - * used + * used * @data_crc: CRC checksum of the data stored in this logical eraseblock * @padding1: reserved for future, zeroes * @sqnum: sequence number @@ -248,9 +249,9 @@ struct ubi_ec_hdr { * The @data_crc field contains the CRC checksum of the contents of the logical * eraseblock if this is a static volume. In case of dynamic volumes, it does * not contain the CRC checksum as a rule. The only exception is when the - * data of the physical eraseblock was moved by the wear-leveling unit, then - * the wear-leveling unit calculates the data CRC and stores it in the - * @data_crc field. And of course, the @copy_flag is %in this case. + * data of the physical eraseblock was moved by the wear-leveling sub-system, + * then the wear-leveling sub-system calculates the data CRC and stores it in + * the @data_crc field. And of course, the @copy_flag is %in this case. * * The @data_size field is used only for static volumes because UBI has to know * how many bytes of data are stored in this eraseblock. For dynamic volumes, diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h index 940f6b7..1fc32c8 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h @@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ #define UBI_IO_RETRIES 3 /* - * Error codes returned by the I/O unit. + * Error codes returned by the I/O sub-system. * * UBI_IO_PEB_EMPTY: the physical eraseblock is empty, i.e. it contains only - * 0xFF bytes + * %0xFF bytes * UBI_IO_PEB_FREE: the physical eraseblock is free, i.e. it contains only a - * valid erase counter header, and the rest are %0xFF bytes + * valid erase counter header, and the rest are %0xFF bytes * UBI_IO_BAD_EC_HDR: the erase counter header is corrupted (bad magic or CRC) * UBI_IO_BAD_VID_HDR: the volume identifier header is corrupted (bad magic or - * CRC) + * CRC) * UBI_IO_BITFLIPS: bit-flips were detected and corrected */ enum { @@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ enum { * @ec: erase counter * @pnum: physical eraseblock number * - * This data structure is used in the WL unit. Each physical eraseblock has a - * corresponding &struct wl_entry object which may be kept in different - * RB-trees. See WL unit for details. + * This data structure is used in the WL sub-system. Each physical eraseblock + * has a corresponding &struct wl_entry object which may be kept in different + * RB-trees. See WL sub-system for details. */ struct ubi_wl_entry { struct rb_node rb; @@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ struct ubi_wl_entry { * @mutex: read/write mutex to implement read/write access serialization to * the (@vol_id, @lnum) logical eraseblock * - * This data structure is used in the EBA unit to implement per-LEB locking. - * When a logical eraseblock is being locked - corresponding + * This data structure is used in the EBA sub-system to implement per-LEB + * locking. When a logical eraseblock is being locked - corresponding * &struct ubi_ltree_entry object is inserted to the lock tree (@ubi->ltree). - * See EBA unit for details. + * See EBA sub-system for details. */ struct ubi_ltree_entry { struct rb_node rb; @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ struct ubi_volume { #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_GLUEBI /* * Gluebi-related stuff may be compiled out. - * TODO: this should not be built into UBI but should be a separate + * Note: this should not be built into UBI but should be a separate * ubimtd driver which works on top of UBI and emulates MTD devices. */ struct ubi_volume_desc *gluebi_desc; @@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ struct ubi_volume { }; /** - * struct ubi_volume_desc - descriptor of the UBI volume returned when it is - * opened. + * struct ubi_volume_desc - UBI volume descriptor returned when it is opened. * @vol: reference to the corresponding volume description object * @mode: open mode (%UBI_READONLY, %UBI_READWRITE, or %UBI_EXCLUSIVE) */ @@ -316,11 +315,11 @@ struct ubi_wl_entry; * @ro_mode: if the UBI device is in read-only mode * @leb_size: logical eraseblock size * @leb_start: starting offset of logical eraseblocks within physical - * eraseblocks + * eraseblocks * @ec_hdr_alsize: size of the EC header aligned to @hdrs_min_io_size * @vid_hdr_alsize: size of the VID header aligned to @hdrs_min_io_size * @vid_hdr_offset: starting offset of the volume identifier header (might be - * unaligned) + * unaligned) * @vid_hdr_aloffset: starting offset of the VID header aligned to * @hdrs_min_io_size * @vid_hdr_shift: contains @vid_hdr_offset - @vid_hdr_aloffset @@ -356,16 +355,16 @@ struct ubi_device { struct mutex volumes_mutex; int max_ec; - /* TODO: mean_ec is not updated run-time, fix */ + /* Note, mean_ec is not updated run-time - should be fixed */ int mean_ec; - /* EBA unit's stuff */ + /* EBA sub-system's stuff */ unsigned long long global_sqnum; spinlock_t ltree_lock; struct rb_root ltree; struct mutex alc_mutex; - /* Wear-leveling unit's stuff */ + /* Wear-leveling sub-system's stuff */ struct rb_root used; struct rb_root free; struct rb_root scrub; @@ -388,7 +387,7 @@ struct ubi_device { int thread_enabled; char bgt_name[sizeof(UBI_BGT_NAME_PATTERN)+2]; - /* I/O unit's stuff */ + /* I/O sub-system's stuff */ long long flash_size; int peb_count; int peb_size; diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c index cc8fe29..761952b 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c @@ -19,22 +19,22 @@ */ /* - * UBI wear-leveling unit. + * UBI wear-leveling sub-system. * - * This unit is responsible for wear-leveling. It works in terms of physical - * eraseblocks and erase counters and knows nothing about logical eraseblocks, - * volumes, etc. From this unit's perspective all physical eraseblocks are of - * two types - used and free. Used physical eraseblocks are those that were - * "get" by the 'ubi_wl_get_peb()' function, and free physical eraseblocks are - * those that were put by the 'ubi_wl_put_peb()' function. + * This sub-system is responsible for wear-leveling. It works in terms of + * physical* eraseblocks and erase counters and knows nothing about logical + * eraseblocks, volumes, etc. From this sub-system's perspective all physical + * eraseblocks are of two types - used and free. Used physical eraseblocks are + * those that were "get" by the 'ubi_wl_get_peb()' function, and free physical + * eraseblocks are those that were put by the 'ubi_wl_put_peb()' function. * * Physical eraseblocks returned by 'ubi_wl_get_peb()' have only erase counter - * header. The rest of the physical eraseblock contains only 0xFF bytes. + * header. The rest of the physical eraseblock contains only %0xFF bytes. * - * When physical eraseblocks are returned to the WL unit by means of the + * When physical eraseblocks are returned to the WL sub-system by means of the * 'ubi_wl_put_peb()' function, they are scheduled for erasure. The erasure is * done asynchronously in context of the per-UBI device background thread, - * which is also managed by the WL unit. + * which is also managed by the WL sub-system. * * The wear-leveling is ensured by means of moving the contents of used * physical eraseblocks with low erase counter to free physical eraseblocks @@ -43,34 +43,36 @@ * The 'ubi_wl_get_peb()' function accepts data type hints which help to pick * an "optimal" physical eraseblock. For example, when it is known that the * physical eraseblock will be "put" soon because it contains short-term data, - * the WL unit may pick a free physical eraseblock with low erase counter, and - * so forth. + * the WL sub-system may pick a free physical eraseblock with low erase + * counter, and so forth. * - * If the WL unit fails to erase a physical eraseblock, it marks it as bad. + * If the WL sub-system fails to erase a physical eraseblock, it marks it as + * bad. * - * This unit is also responsible for scrubbing. If a bit-flip is detected in a - * physical eraseblock, it has to be moved. Technically this is the same as - * moving it for wear-leveling reasons. + * This sub-system is also responsible for scrubbing. If a bit-flip is detected + * in a physical eraseblock, it has to be moved. Technically this is the same + * as moving it for wear-leveling reasons. * - * As it was said, for the UBI unit all physical eraseblocks are either "free" - * or "used". Free eraseblock are kept in the @wl->free RB-tree, while used - * eraseblocks are kept in a set of different RB-trees: @wl->used, + * As it was said, for the UBI sub-system all physical eraseblocks are either + * "free" or "used". Free eraseblock are kept in the @wl->free RB-tree, while + * used eraseblocks are kept in a set of different RB-trees: @wl->used, * @wl->prot.pnum, @wl->prot.aec, and @wl->scrub. * * Note, in this implementation, we keep a small in-RAM object for each physical * eraseblock. This is surely not a scalable solution. But it appears to be good * enough for moderately large flashes and it is simple. In future, one may - * re-work this unit and make it more scalable. + * re-work this sub-system and make it more scalable. * - * At the moment this unit does not utilize the sequence number, which was - * introduced relatively recently. But it would be wise to do this because the - * sequence number of a logical eraseblock characterizes how old is it. For + * At the moment this sub-system does not utilize the sequence number, which + * was introduced relatively recently. But it would be wise to do this because + * the sequence number of a logical eraseblock characterizes how old is it. For * example, when we move a PEB with low erase counter, and we need to pick the * target PEB, we pick a PEB with the highest EC if our PEB is "old" and we * pick target PEB with an average EC if our PEB is not very "old". This is a - * room for future re-works of the WL unit. + * room for future re-works of the WL sub-system. * - * FIXME: looks too complex, should be simplified (later). + * Note: the stuff with protection trees looks too complex and is difficult to + * understand. Should be fixed. */ #include <linux/slab.h> @@ -92,20 +94,21 @@ /* * Maximum difference between two erase counters. If this threshold is - * exceeded, the WL unit starts moving data from used physical eraseblocks with - * low erase counter to free physical eraseblocks with high erase counter. + * exceeded, the WL sub-system starts moving data from used physical + * eraseblocks with low erase counter to free physical eraseblocks with high + * erase counter. */ #define UBI_WL_THRESHOLD CONFIG_MTD_UBI_WL_THRESHOLD /* - * When a physical eraseblock is moved, the WL unit has to pick the target + * When a physical eraseblock is moved, the WL sub-system has to pick the target * physical eraseblock to move to. The simplest way would be just to pick the * one with the highest erase counter. But in certain workloads this could lead * to an unlimited wear of one or few physical eraseblock. Indeed, imagine a * situation when the picked physical eraseblock is constantly erased after the * data is written to it. So, we have a constant which limits the highest erase - * counter of the free physical eraseblock to pick. Namely, the WL unit does - * not pick eraseblocks with erase counter greater then the lowest erase + * counter of the free physical eraseblock to pick. Namely, the WL sub-system + * does not pick eraseblocks with erase counter greater then the lowest erase * counter plus %WL_FREE_MAX_DIFF. */ #define WL_FREE_MAX_DIFF (2*UBI_WL_THRESHOLD) @@ -123,11 +126,11 @@ * @abs_ec: the absolute erase counter value when the protection ends * @e: the wear-leveling entry of the physical eraseblock under protection * - * When the WL unit returns a physical eraseblock, the physical eraseblock is - * protected from being moved for some "time". For this reason, the physical - * eraseblock is not directly moved from the @wl->free tree to the @wl->used - * tree. There is one more tree in between where this physical eraseblock is - * temporarily stored (@wl->prot). + * When the WL sub-system returns a physical eraseblock, the physical + * eraseblock is protected from being moved for some "time". For this reason, + * the physical eraseblock is not directly moved from the @wl->free tree to the + * @wl->used tree. There is one more tree in between where this physical + * eraseblock is temporarily stored (@wl->prot). * * All this protection stuff is needed because: * o we don't want to move physical eraseblocks just after we have given them @@ -175,7 +178,6 @@ struct ubi_wl_prot_entry { * @list: a link in the list of pending works * @func: worker function * @priv: private data of the worker function - * * @e: physical eraseblock to erase * @torture: if the physical eraseblock has to be tortured * @@ -1136,7 +1138,7 @@ out_ro: } /** - * ubi_wl_put_peb - return a physical eraseblock to the wear-leveling unit. + * ubi_wl_put_peb - return a PEB to the wear-leveling sub-system. * @ubi: UBI device description object * @pnum: physical eraseblock to return * @torture: if this physical eraseblock has to be tortured @@ -1175,11 +1177,11 @@ retry: /* * User is putting the physical eraseblock which was selected * as the target the data is moved to. It may happen if the EBA - * unit already re-mapped the LEB in 'ubi_eba_copy_leb()' but - * the WL unit has not put the PEB to the "used" tree yet, but - * it is about to do this. So we just set a flag which will - * tell the WL worker that the PEB is not needed anymore and - * should be scheduled for erasure. + * sub-system already re-mapped the LEB in 'ubi_eba_copy_leb()' + * but the WL sub-system has not put the PEB to the "used" tree + * yet, but it is about to do this. So we just set a flag which + * will tell the WL worker that the PEB is not needed anymore + * and should be scheduled for erasure. */ dbg_wl("PEB %d is the target of data moving", pnum); ubi_assert(!ubi->move_to_put); @@ -1425,8 +1427,7 @@ static void cancel_pending(struct ubi_device *ubi) } /** - * ubi_wl_init_scan - initialize the wear-leveling unit using scanning - * information. + * ubi_wl_init_scan - initialize the WL sub-system using scanning information. * @ubi: UBI device description object * @si: scanning information * @@ -1583,13 +1584,12 @@ static void protection_trees_destroy(struct ubi_device *ubi) } /** - * ubi_wl_close - close the wear-leveling unit. + * ubi_wl_close - close the wear-leveling sub-system. * @ubi: UBI device description object */ void ubi_wl_close(struct ubi_device *ubi) { - dbg_wl("close the UBI wear-leveling unit"); - + dbg_wl("close the WL sub-system"); cancel_pending(ubi); protection_trees_destroy(ubi); tree_destroy(&ubi->used); diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h b/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h index 83302bb..6316faf 100644 --- a/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h +++ b/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ enum { * @size: how many physical eraseblocks are reserved for this volume * @used_bytes: how many bytes of data this volume contains * @used_ebs: how many physical eraseblocks of this volume actually contain any - * data + * data * @vol_type: volume type (%UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME or %UBI_STATIC_VOLUME) * @corrupted: non-zero if the volume is corrupted (static volumes only) * @upd_marker: non-zero if the volume has update marker set * @alignment: volume alignment * @usable_leb_size: how many bytes are available in logical eraseblocks of - * this volume + * this volume * @name_len: volume name length * @name: volume name * @cdev: UBI volume character device major and minor numbers |