[Bugme-new] [Bug 9042] New: MEMSETOOBSEL mtd ioctl not implemented in the kernel

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9042

           Summary: MEMSETOOBSEL mtd ioctl not implemented in the kernel
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.latest
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: Flash/Memory Technology Devices
        AssignedTo: dwmw2 at infradead.org
        ReportedBy: dsaxena at plexity.net
                CC: tglx at linutronix.de


Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: Unknown
Distribution:
Hardware Environment: All
Software Environment: 
Problem Description:

See 

http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2007-June/018682.html

and the continuation of the discussion at

http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2007-July/018922.html

for details. In summary, commit ff268fb8791cf18df536113355d7184007c269d9
removed the MEMSETOOBSEL ioctl() but the MTD tools (nandwrite) still use 
it. MEMGETOOBSEL is still in the kernel, so either this is a kernel bug and
MEMGETOOBSEL should be added, or the tool needs to be rewritten to not
use the ioctls and MEMGETOOBSEL needs to be deleted from the kernel.

Filling a bug b/c the email thread died and this is an obvious bug.


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