On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 10:06:04AM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In preparation for adding new LAR functionality - this patch
> consolidates creating and accessing the LAR into new code utilizing
> mmap which facilitates moving about within the archive. 

This part is fine..


> This code also turns the bootblock path name as a constant value.

..but I think this is a disaster. I don't think lar should know about
bootblocks, it should instead offer the functionality needed for the
caller to put special files in special places within the larfile.


> It also requires that the user specify a size when the LAR is
> created.

Since the larfile is supposed to be 1:1 of the flash chip I think
this requirement is unavoidable.


//Peter

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