External RAM filesystem

[Aitor.Viana.Sanchez at esa.int]

Thomas Doerfler <Thomas.Doerfler at embedded-brains.de> wrote on 11/16/2007 
06:12:58 PM:

> Hi,

> Aitor.Viana.Sanchez at esa.int schrieb:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > OK the problem eventually was only half mine ;). I'll try to explain.
> >
> >
> >         #define _FILESYSTEM_SIZE                        (0x1000000)
> >    // 16MB
> >         static unsigned int numberOfBlocks = (_FILESYSTEM_SIZE / 512);
> >
> > The problem is that, with this numberOfBlocks  value, RTEMS is not 
able
> > to mount the filesystem, raising an error. The error shows up when
> > msdos_format() is called, returning "not such file or directory". On 
the
> > contrary, if numberOfBlocks = 40 (for instance) everything goes well.
> >
> > Is there any limitation within RTEMS w.r.t. the size of the 
filesystem?

> Hm, this is strange. We are currently working with Compact Flash cards
> with about 2GByte of capacity, and there are no such problems. We are
> also formatting them with msdos_format().

> There MIGHT be a problem with the ramdisk driver.

> Normally you would not want to use a MSDOS-based ramdisk in RTEMS,
> because you can also use the "IMFS" (in-memory-file system) which uses
> the heap to get the memory it needs.

Yes, i would also use the IMFS but the problem is that the heap is 
located, in my board, in the static RAM (4 MB size) because is where RTEMS 
is placed and I need a quite big filesystem. That's why I am trying to 
used the SDRAM which is located from 0x60000000 on.
I do not know whether  it is possible to do another thing to solve that.

> The ramdisk driver was a test vehicle to implement the DOS filesystem
> and, AFAIK, was not/seldomly used with the capacity you mentioned.

> Can you see "/dev/ramdisk0" in the device tree of the (in memory) file
> system?

I think it is not, and that's why the "no such file or directory" is 
raised, but anyway, how can a check that out?

regards,

//avs

> wkr,
> Thomas.

> 
> >
> > thanks in advanced.
> >
> > //avs
> >
> > -----------------------------
> > Aitor Viana Sánchez
> >
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> >
> >
> > *Thomas Doerfler <Thomas.Doerfler at embedded-brains.de>*
> > Sent by: rtems-users-bounces at rtems.org
> >
> > 11/15/2007 09:54 PM
> >
> >
> > To
> >  Aitor.Viana.Sanchez at esa.int
> > cc
> >  rtems-users at rtems.org
> > Subject
> >  Re: External RAM filesystem
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Aitor.Viana.Sanchez at esa.int schrieb:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I got everything ready to send an example and to include a wiki entry
> >> but fist...the example is only working in rtems-4.7.99.2-1.0.3. I 
also
> >> tried with RTEMS 4.6.5 but looks like some functions are not 
implemented
> >> in this version. This is the compilation output.
> >
> > ys you are right, I implemented the msdos_format function somewhere
> > after 4.6.5, so you might have missed it in that version.
> >
> > See:
> >
> > http://www.rtems.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.
> cgi/rtems/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/msdos_format.c
> >
> > The module should be back-portable if required, but there might be 
some
> > other unresolved references then.
> >
> > Are you currently stuck to 4.6.5 in your work? Which architecture are
> > you working on?
> >
> > wkr,
> > Thomas.
> >
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