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H3 M-system NAND flash driver in Linux OS, M-DOC driver

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This package is release version for DOC driver for mDOC H3.

The list below documents and logs the changes in DOC driver for Linux
over time.


Version 1.0.83 - January 07, 2007
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1. Supports the following mDOC Products:
       - mDOC H3 family

2. DOC Driver SDK changes.
2.1. Bug Fixes
       - Fixed various compilation warnings.
       - Added wait for ATA BUSY de assertion before performing ATA reset during init.
       - Fixed IRQ handling in case of cascaded configuration.
       - Fixed OTW for cascaded configuration.
       - Enable removing 'lock enabled' attribute from a partition.
       - Added SDK level secure-wipe power-failure immunity.
2.2. Added mDOC H3 2GBit device simulation.

3. Linux driver changes.
3.1. Added support for Intel PXA27x board (aka "Mainstone").
3.2. The following bugs has been fixed in this version:
       - The FL_IOCTL_GET_INFO Advanced Function causes CPU fault on 13-th and
         higher disks.
       - The FL_IOCTL_IPL_HW_PROTECTION Advanced Function fails.
       - Write performance is low in case of cascaded mDOC H3 configuration.
3.3. The following files have been changed:
       - tffsdrv26.c
       - tffsarch.c
       - tffs-pm26.c
       - flcustom.c
       - flsystem.c
       - flcustom.h
       - flsystem.h
       - tffsdrv.h


Version 1.0.82-beta - November 13, 2006
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1. Supports the following mDOC Products:
	- mDOC H3 family

2. DOC Driver SDK changes.
2.1. Bug Fixes:
     - Cascaded configuration support.
     - DMA handling when data size exceeds frame size.
     - OTW setting changed when changing protection type.
     - SLOCK setting disabled when using flChangeProtectionType.
     - flChangeProtectionKey() returned flWrongKey instead of flHWProtection upon failure.
     - Set IPL partition as 'protectable' upon creation.
2.2. API Changes:
     - IPL protection APIs added.
     - 16 partitions supported (14 user partitions + mandatory IPL and OTP partitions).
     - TL_LEAVE_SOME_PARTITIONS added to flFlashFormat() 
     - RW protection enabled.
2.3. Joint Protection removed.
2.4. Compilation warnings fixed.

3. Linux driver changes.
3.1. Added mDOC IRQ support for Texas Instruments OMAP2420 ("H4") board.
3.2. Added s/w DMA support for Texas Instruments OMAP2420 ("H4") board.
3.3. Added suspend/resume support for Texas Instruments OMAP2420 ("H4") board.
3.4. Added "tffs_dpd_timeout=<num>" command line option for better automatic
     power-down control.
3.5. Added "tffs_memcpy=1" command line option to improve performance.
3.6. Number of supported "disks" (BDTL partitions) has been increased from
     6 to 12.



Version 1.0.81-alpha - August 10, 2006
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1. Supports the following mDOC Products:
	- mDOC H3 family



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