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Subject: Re: Jffs2 file system
From: Josh Boyer <jdub@us.ibm.com>
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On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 14:48, Lei Yang wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Can I use jffs2 on a ramdisk? Is jffs2 only designed to be used on flash memory devices rather than RAM devices?
> What about cramfs?

jffs2 needs an MTD device, so it can be run on any medium that MTD
supports.  There are some MTD drivers for RAM based devices.

The MTD mailing list might be able to help you more
(linux-mtd@lists.infradea.org).

josh