mtd_info

    mtd_info

    用于描述MTD原始设备的数据结构是mtd_info，这其中定义了大量的关于MTD的数据和操作函数。每个MTD原始设备都有一个mtd_info结构（master），其中的priv指针指向一个map_info结构。每个分区被看作一个mtd_info。例如两个MTD原始设备，每个设备3个分区，系统中就有6个mtd_info，它们被放在mtd_table中。mtd_table（mtdcore.c）则是所有MTD原始设备的链表。

Mtd.h

struct mtd_info {
	u_char type;
	uint32_t flags;
	uint64_t size;	 // Total size of the MTD

	/* "Major" erase size for the device. Na茂ve users may take this
	 * to be the only erase size available, or may use the more detailed
	 * information below if they desire
	 */
	uint32_t erasesize;
	/* Minimal writable flash unit size. In case of NOR flash it is 1 (even
	 * though individual bits can be cleared), in case of NAND flash it is
	 * one NAND page (or half, or one-fourths of it), in case of ECC-ed NOR
	 * it is of ECC block size, etc. It is illegal to have writesize = 0.
	 * Any driver registering a struct mtd_info must ensure a writesize of
	 * 1 or larger.
	 */
	uint32_t writesize;

	uint32_t oobsize;   // Amount of OOB data per block (e.g. 16)
	uint32_t oobavail;  // Available OOB bytes per block

	/*
	 * If erasesize is a power of 2 then the shift is stored in
	 * erasesize_shift otherwise erasesize_shift is zero. Ditto writesize.
	 */
	unsigned int erasesize_shift;
	unsigned int writesize_shift;
	/* Masks based on erasesize_shift and writesize_shift */
	unsigned int erasesize_mask;
	unsigned int writesize_mask;

	// Kernel-only stuff starts here.
	const char *name;
	int index;

	/* ecc layout structure pointer - read only ! */
	struct nand_ecclayout *ecclayout;

	/* Data for variable erase regions. If numeraseregions is zero,
	 * it means that the whole device has erasesize as given above.
	 */
	int numeraseregions;
	struct mtd_erase_region_info *eraseregions;

	/*
	 * Erase is an asynchronous operation.  Device drivers are supposed
	 * to call instr->callback() whenever the operation completes, even
	 * if it completes with a failure.
	 * Callers are supposed to pass a callback function and wait for it
	 * to be called before writing to the block.
	 */
	int (*erase) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr);

	/* This stuff for eXecute-In-Place */
	/* phys is optional and may be set to NULL */
	int (*point) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
			size_t *retlen, void **virt, resource_size_t *phys);

	/* We probably shouldn't allow XIP if the unpoint isn't a NULL */
	void (*unpoint) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len);

	/* Allow NOMMU mmap() to directly map the device (if not NULL)
	 * - return the address to which the offset maps
	 * - return -ENOSYS to indicate refusal to do the mapping
	 */
	unsigned long (*get_unmapped_area) (struct mtd_info *mtd,
					    unsigned long len,
					    unsigned long offset,
					    unsigned long flags);

	/* Backing device capabilities for this device
	 * - provides mmap capabilities
	 */
	struct backing_dev_info *backing_dev_info;


	int (*read) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf);
	int (*write) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len, size_t *retlen, const u_char *buf);

	/* In blackbox flight recorder like scenarios we want to make successful
	   writes in interrupt context. panic_write() is only intended to be
	   called when its known the kernel is about to panic and we need the
	   write to succeed. Since the kernel is not going to be running for much
	   longer, this function can break locks and delay to ensure the write
	   succeeds (but not sleep). */

	int (*panic_write) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len, size_t *retlen, const u_char *buf);

	int (*read_oob) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
			 struct mtd_oob_ops *ops);
	int (*write_oob) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to,
			 struct mtd_oob_ops *ops);

	/*
	 * Methods to access the protection register area, present in some
	 * flash devices. The user data is one time programmable but the
	 * factory data is read only.
	 */
	int (*get_fact_prot_info) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct otp_info *buf, size_t len);
	int (*read_fact_prot_reg) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf);
	int (*get_user_prot_info) (struct mtd_info *mtd, struct otp_info *buf, size_t len);
	int (*read_user_prot_reg) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf);
	int (*write_user_prot_reg) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf);
	int (*lock_user_prot_reg) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len);

	/* kvec-based read/write methods.
	   NB: The 'count' parameter is the number of _vectors_, each of
	   which contains an (ofs, len) tuple.
	*/
	int (*writev) (struct mtd_info *mtd, const struct kvec *vecs, unsigned long count, loff_t to, size_t *retlen);

	/* Sync */
	void (*sync) (struct mtd_info *mtd);

	/* Chip-supported device locking */
	int (*lock) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
	int (*unlock) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);

	/* Power Management functions */
	int (*suspend) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
	void (*resume) (struct mtd_info *mtd);

	/* Bad block management functions */
	int (*block_isbad) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
	int (*block_markbad) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);

	struct notifier_block reboot_notifier;  /* default mode before reboot */

	/* ECC status information */
	struct mtd_ecc_stats ecc_stats;
	/* Subpage shift (NAND) */
	int subpage_sft;

	void *priv;

	struct module *owner;
	struct device dev;
	int usecount;

	/* If the driver is something smart, like UBI, it may need to maintain
	 * its own reference counting. The below functions are only for driver.
	 * The driver may register its callbacks. These callbacks are not
	 * supposed to be called by MTD users */
	int (*get_device) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
	void (*put_device) (struct mtd_info *mtd);
};