Re: [ECOS] YAFFS2 software license and eCOS software license compatiable?

[Jürgen Lambrecht <J dot Lambrecht at televic dot com>]

Rutger Hofman wrote:
> Jürgen Lambrecht wrote:
>   
> > Rutger Hofman wrote:
> >     
> > > Jürgen Lambrecht wrote:
> > >
> > >       
> > > > Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 07:23:24AM -0700, Tim michals wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > Is the YAFFS2 software license compatible with eCOS license?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > It depends on how you define compatible.
> > > > >
> > > > > YAFFS2 CVS is as far as i understand GPL.
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > >       
> > > > > For many commercial application of eCos this is not wanted. YAFFS has
> > > > > a solution to this problem. You can pay some money and get a copy of
> > > > > YAFFS which is not GPL, it has some other commercial license. See the
> > > > > YAFFS website.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > Indeed. We will probably pay for YAFFS.
> > > > But is it not possible to put the YAFFS "interface code" into ecos? :
> > > > - HW interface code in /devs/flash/nand and /devs/flash/[arm]/[eb9260]
> > > > - file system "interface" functions
> > > >  a sort of yaffs_ecos.c , just like fs/jffs2/../fs-ecos.c
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > I am working on this (announced on the list ca. a month ago). Work on
> > > NAND Flash stuff is in the testing phase, with my BlackFin NAND Flash
> > > Controller and an ST-Micro chip. Currently there is support for multiple
> > > controllers, multiple chips, code for erase block, read/write page, bad
> > > block query/mark, and under the hood a Bad Block Table that aims to be
> > > compatible with MTD's, and ECC that also aims to be compatible.
> > >
> > > This week, I have been typing at yaffs/2 support in the manner you
> > > suggest. My assumption is that the yaffs *API* alone shouldn't be GPL.
> > >
> > >       
> > indeed, if we are carefull, like Andrew also mailed.
> >     
> > > When we are satisfied with stress tests, we will release both packages
> > > (NAND Flash and yaffs wrapper) to eCos.
> > >
> > > That said, I have only one (soon 2) platforms, both BlackFin, and only
> > > large-page nand chips. I would really like to support and test more
> > > controllers and small-page nand chips (their command set is partly
> > > different). But testing is impossible for me because I don't have these
> > > other platforms. So I would welcome cooperation.
> > >
> > > Rutger
> > >
> > >
> > >       
> > Hello Rutger,
> >
> > we want to cooperate; how do you see it done?
> >     
>
> Do you agree that your fixes are fed back to eCos with its LGPL?
>   
eCos' modified version of GPL yes

>   
> > I suppose you mail your latest code to us, and that we integrate it into
> > our ecos (we have a copy of a recent ecos in our CVS, 20080704), and
> >     
>
> OK, I'll polish up, bring the documentation up-to-date, and publish this.
>
>   
> > then test it on our board. Our board has this nand flash:
> > "MT29F2G08AADWP-ET:D 256MB 3V3 NAND FLASH", and an Atmel ARM9:
> > AT91SAM9260 and 16MB SDRAM.
> >     
>
> I have difficulty finding a datasheet for your flash chip. MT29F2G08AAC*
> is easily found, though. Is it similar?
>   
todo
> Your Atmel Arm9 has an on-board NFC (NAND Flash Controller). You will
> have to make a controller driver for it. You can use my BlackFin NFC or
> my (sketchy) GPIO NFC as an example. My guess is that is won't be very
> difficult, although using the ECC hardware might involve some work. You
> might first ignore it, and use my bundled ECC software.
>
>   
ok
> > Then we need your YAFFS "interface code" as mentioned above, and also
> > the YAFFS2 code itself. (We have already the latest YAFFS2 code from
> > yaffs-cvs.)
> >     
>
> Well, this hasn't progressed much. There must be something that I don't
> understand about the first steps. I will have to ask on the YAFFS
> mailing list.
>
> Rutger
>   
you could take a look to the port of Ronetix. Although not very 
completen nor clean..

Kind regards,
Jürgen



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