@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ maintainer to include it</p>
if one of these settings is missing.</p>
<p>CONFIG_MTD=y<br />
-CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y<br />
CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y<br />
CONFIG_MTD_NAND_YOURBOARD=y<br />
CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y<br />
@@ -323,6 +322,9 @@ CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_DEBUG=0<br />
CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_NAND=y</p>
</div>
+<p>mtdchar module was merged in mtdcore in kernel v3.10. Older kernels should
+set CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y in order that JFFS2 to work on NAND.</p>
+
<p>Note that mounting a JFFS2 filesystem doesn't require using mtdblock. It's
possible to mount a rootfs using the MTD device on the "root=" bootargs as
"root=mtd2" or "root=mtd:name_of_device".</p>
mtdchar module was merged in mtdcore a long time ago. Add a comment about JFFS2 CONFIG_MTD_CHAR requirement. Signed-off-by: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@microchip.com> --- doc/nand.xml | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)