erase.start = blockstart;
ioctl (fd, MEMUNLOCK, &erase);
-
- /* Dataflash does not need an explicit erase cycle */
- if (mtd_type != MTD_DATAFLASH)
+ /* These do not need an explicit erase cycle */
+ if (mtd_type != MTD_ABSENT &&
+ mtd_type != MTD_DATAFLASH)
if (ioctl (fd, MEMERASE, &erase) != 0) {
fprintf (stderr, "MTD erase error on %s: %s\n",
DEVNAME (dev),
static int flash_read (int fd)
{
struct mtd_info_user mtdinfo;
+ struct stat st;
int rc;
- rc = ioctl (fd, MEMGETINFO, &mtdinfo);
+ rc = fstat(fd, &st);
if (rc < 0) {
- perror ("Cannot get MTD information");
+ fprintf(stderr, "Cannot stat the file %s\n",
+ DEVNAME(dev_current));
return -1;
}
- if (mtdinfo.type != MTD_NORFLASH &&
- mtdinfo.type != MTD_NANDFLASH &&
- mtdinfo.type != MTD_DATAFLASH) {
- fprintf (stderr, "Unsupported flash type %u\n", mtdinfo.type);
- return -1;
+ if (S_ISCHR(st.st_mode)) {
+ rc = ioctl(fd, MEMGETINFO, &mtdinfo);
+ if (rc < 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Cannot get MTD information for %s\n",
+ DEVNAME(dev_current));
+ return -1;
+ }
+ if (mtdinfo.type != MTD_NORFLASH &&
+ mtdinfo.type != MTD_NANDFLASH &&
+ mtdinfo.type != MTD_DATAFLASH) {
+ fprintf (stderr, "Unsupported flash type %u on %s\n",
+ mtdinfo.type, DEVNAME(dev_current));
+ return -1;
+ }
+ } else {
+ memset(&mtdinfo, 0, sizeof(mtdinfo));
+ mtdinfo.type = MTD_ABSENT;
}
DEVTYPE(dev_current) = mtdinfo.type;