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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:50:55 +0200 Message-Id: <20200630055055.84DAA2400D6@gemini.denx.de> X-BeenThere: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Alexander Dahl , Sascha Hauer , linux-mtd , Torben Hohn Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "linux-mtd" Errors-To: linux-mtd-bounces+linux-mtd=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org Dear Richard, In message <667429184.71186.1593417085045.JavaMail.zimbra@nod.at> you wrote: > > > No, U-Boot does not implement any preferences here, i. e. both > > methods can be used out of the box. It is just the preference of > > the user who decides which way to go - using the file system seems > > more flexible to some unsers, while others care about the additional > > boot time needed to mount the file system or the additional memory > > footprint needed for the file system code. > > > > Your choice. > > Good to know! Thanks for pointing this out. > > I think for most users reading from a filesystem feels more natural > since on other storage systems this is the only way to go. It's also easier to use a file system for example during development, for example when you often switch between several different kernel images and such. But as mentioned it comes with the penalty of additional overhead, both in memory footprint and boot time, so for the production configuration it makes sense to use a static UBI volume instead. 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