UBI: Unsorted Block Images

UBI (Latin: "where?") manages multiple logical volumes on a single
flash device, specifically supporting NAND flash devices. UBI provides
a flexible partitioning concept which still allows for wear-levelling
across the whole flash device.

In a sense, UBI may be compared to the Logical Volume Manager
(LVM). Whereas LVM maps logical sector numbers to physical HDD sector
numbers, UBI maps logical eraseblocks to physical eraseblocks.

More information may be found at
http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/doc/ubi.html

Partitioning/Re-partitioning

  An UBI volume occupies a certain number of erase blocks. This is
  limited by a configured maximum volume size, which could also be
  viewed as the partition size. Each individual UBI volume's size can
  be changed independently of the other UBI volumes, provided that the
  sum of all volume sizes doesn't exceed a certain limit.

  UBI supports dynamic volumes and static volumes. Static volumes are
  read-only and their contents are protected by CRC check sums.

Bad eraseblocks handling

  UBI transparently handles bad eraseblocks. When a physical
  eraseblock becomes bad, it is substituted by a good physical
  eraseblock, and the user does not even notice this.

Scrubbing

  On a NAND flash bit flips can occur on any write operation,
  sometimes also on read. If bit flips persist on the device, at first
  they can still be corrected by ECC, but once they accumulate,
  correction will become impossible. Thus it is best to actively scrub
  the affected eraseblock, by first copying it to a free eraseblock
  and then erasing the original. The UBI layer performs this type of
  scrubbing under the covers, transparently to the UBI volume users.

Erase Counts

  UBI maintains an erase count header per eraseblock. This frees
  higher-level layers (like file systems) from doing this and allows
  for centralized erase count management instead. The erase counts are
  used by the wear-levelling algorithm in the UBI layer. The algorithm
  itself is exchangeable.

Booting from NAND

  For booting directly from NAND flash the hardware must at least be
  capable of fetching and executing a small portion of the NAND
  flash. Some NAND flash controllers have this kind of support. They
  usually limit the window to a few kilobytes in erase block 0. This
  "initial program loader" (IPL) must then contain sufficient logic to
  load and execute the next boot phase.

  Due to bad eraseblocks, which may be randomly scattered over the
  flash device, it is problematic to store the "secondary program
  loader" (SPL) statically. Also, due to bit-flips it may become
  corrupted over time. UBI allows to solve this problem gracefully by
  storing the SPL in a small static UBI volume.

UBI volumes vs. static partitions

  UBI volumes are still very similar to static MTD partitions:

    * both consist of eraseblocks (logical eraseblocks in case of UBI
      volumes, and physical eraseblocks in case of static partitions;
    * both support three basic operations - read, write, erase.

  But UBI volumes have the following advantages over traditional
  static MTD partitions:

    * there are no eraseblock wear-leveling constraints in case of UBI
      volumes, so the user should not care about this;
    * there are no bit-flips and bad eraseblocks in case of UBI volumes.

  So, UBI volumes may be considered as flash devices with relaxed
  restrictions.

Where can it be found?

  Documentation, kernel code and applications can be found in the MTD
  gits.

What are the applications for?

  The applications help to create binary flash images for two purposes: pfi
  files (partial flash images) for in-system update of UBI volumes, and plain
  binary images, with or without OOB data in case of NAND, for a manufacturing
  step. Furthermore some tools are/and will be created that allow flash content
  analysis after a system has crashed..

Who did UBI?

  The original ideas, where UBI is based on, were developed by Andreas
  Arnez, Frank Haverkamp and Thomas Gleixner. Josh W. Boyer and some others
  were involved too. The implementation of the kernel layer was done by Artem
  B. Bityutskiy. The user-space applications and tools were written by Oliver
  Lohmann with contributions from Frank Haverkamp, Andreas Arnez, and Artem.
  Joern Engel contributed a patch which modifies JFFS2 so that it can be run on
  a UBI volume. Thomas Gleixner did modifications to the NAND layer. Alexander
  Schmidt made some testing work as well as core functionality improvements.

Signed-off-by: Artem B. Bityutskiy <dedekind@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Frank Haverkamp <haver@vnet.ibm.com>

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diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d352c4575c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,575 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) International Business Machines Corp., 2006
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
+ * the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * Author: Artem Bityutskiy (Битюцкий Артём)
+ */
+
+/* This file mostly implements UBI kernel API functions */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <asm/div64.h>
+#include "ubi.h"
+
+/**
+ * ubi_get_device_info - get information about UBI device.
+ * @ubi_num: UBI device number
+ * @di: the information is stored here
+ *
+ * This function returns %0 in case of success and a %-ENODEV if there is no
+ * such UBI device.
+ */
+int ubi_get_device_info(int ubi_num, struct ubi_device_info *di)
+{
+	const struct ubi_device *ubi;
+
+	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (ubi_num < 0 || ubi_num >= UBI_MAX_DEVICES ||
+	    !ubi_devices[ubi_num]) {
+		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	ubi = ubi_devices[ubi_num];
+	di->ubi_num = ubi->ubi_num;
+	di->leb_size = ubi->leb_size;
+	di->min_io_size = ubi->min_io_size;
+	di->ro_mode = ubi->ro_mode;
+	di->cdev = MKDEV(ubi->major, 0);
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_get_device_info);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_get_volume_info - get information about UBI volume.
+ * @desc: volume descriptor
+ * @vi: the information is stored here
+ */
+void ubi_get_volume_info(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc,
+			 struct ubi_volume_info *vi)
+{
+	const struct ubi_volume *vol = desc->vol;
+	const struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
+
+	vi->vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+	vi->ubi_num = ubi->ubi_num;
+	vi->size = vol->reserved_pebs;
+	vi->used_bytes = vol->used_bytes;
+	vi->vol_type = vol->vol_type;
+	vi->corrupted = vol->corrupted;
+	vi->upd_marker = vol->upd_marker;
+	vi->alignment = vol->alignment;
+	vi->usable_leb_size = vol->usable_leb_size;
+	vi->name_len = vol->name_len;
+	vi->name = vol->name;
+	vi->cdev = MKDEV(ubi->major, vi->vol_id + 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_get_volume_info);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_open_volume - open UBI volume.
+ * @ubi_num: UBI device number
+ * @vol_id: volume ID
+ * @mode: open mode
+ *
+ * The @mode parameter specifies if the volume should be opened in read-only
+ * mode, read-write mode, or exclusive mode. The exclusive mode guarantees that
+ * nobody else will be able to open this volume. UBI allows to have many volume
+ * readers and one writer at a time.
+ *
+ * If a static volume is being opened for the first time since boot, it will be
+ * checked by this function, which means it will be fully read and the CRC
+ * checksum of each logical eraseblock will be checked.
+ *
+ * This function returns volume descriptor in case of success and a negative
+ * error code in case of failure.
+ */
+struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume(int ubi_num, int vol_id, int mode)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct ubi_volume_desc *desc;
+	struct ubi_device *ubi = ubi_devices[ubi_num];
+	struct ubi_volume *vol;
+
+	dbg_msg("open device %d volume %d, mode %d", ubi_num, vol_id, mode);
+
+	err = -ENODEV;
+	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	if (ubi_num < 0 || ubi_num >= UBI_MAX_DEVICES || !ubi)
+		goto out_put;
+
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (vol_id < 0 || vol_id >= ubi->vtbl_slots)
+		goto out_put;
+	if (mode != UBI_READONLY && mode != UBI_READWRITE &&
+	    mode != UBI_EXCLUSIVE)
+		goto out_put;
+
+	desc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_volume_desc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!desc) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+	vol = ubi->volumes[vol_id];
+	if (!vol) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	err = -EBUSY;
+	switch (mode) {
+	case UBI_READONLY:
+		if (vol->exclusive)
+			goto out_unlock;
+		vol->readers += 1;
+		break;
+
+	case UBI_READWRITE:
+		if (vol->exclusive || vol->writers > 0)
+			goto out_unlock;
+		vol->writers += 1;
+		break;
+
+	case UBI_EXCLUSIVE:
+		if (vol->exclusive || vol->writers || vol->readers)
+			goto out_unlock;
+		vol->exclusive = 1;
+		break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+
+	desc->vol = vol;
+	desc->mode = mode;
+
+	/*
+	 * To prevent simultaneous checks of the same volume we use @vtbl_mutex,
+	 * although it is not the purpose it was introduced for.
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&ubi->vtbl_mutex);
+	if (!vol->checked) {
+		/* This is the first open - check the volume */
+		err = ubi_check_volume(ubi, vol_id);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			mutex_unlock(&ubi->vtbl_mutex);
+			ubi_close_volume(desc);
+			return ERR_PTR(err);
+		}
+		if (err == 1) {
+			ubi_warn("volume %d on UBI device %d is corrupted",
+				 vol_id, ubi->ubi_num);
+			vol->corrupted = 1;
+		}
+		vol->checked = 1;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ubi->vtbl_mutex);
+	return desc;
+
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+	kfree(desc);
+out_put:
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_open_volume_nm - open UBI volume by name.
+ * @ubi_num: UBI device number
+ * @name: volume name
+ * @mode: open mode
+ *
+ * This function is similar to 'ubi_open_volume()', but opens a volume by name.
+ */
+struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_nm(int ubi_num, const char *name,
+					   int mode)
+{
+	int i, vol_id = -1, len;
+	struct ubi_volume_desc *ret;
+	struct ubi_device *ubi;
+
+	dbg_msg("open volume %s, mode %d", name, mode);
+
+	if (!name)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	len = strnlen(name, UBI_VOL_NAME_MAX + 1);
+	if (len > UBI_VOL_NAME_MAX)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	ret = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
+		return ret;
+
+	if (ubi_num < 0 || ubi_num >= UBI_MAX_DEVICES || !ubi_devices[ubi_num])
+		goto out_put;
+
+	ubi = ubi_devices[ubi_num];
+
+	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+	/* Walk all volumes of this UBI device */
+	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++) {
+		struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[i];
+
+		if (vol && len == vol->name_len && !strcmp(name, vol->name)) {
+			vol_id = i;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+
+	if (vol_id < 0)
+		goto out_put;
+
+	ret = ubi_open_volume(ubi_num, vol_id, mode);
+
+out_put:
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume_nm);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_close_volume - close UBI volume.
+ * @desc: volume descriptor
+ */
+void ubi_close_volume(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = desc->vol;
+
+	dbg_msg("close volume %d, mode %d", vol->vol_id, desc->mode);
+
+	spin_lock(&vol->ubi->volumes_lock);
+	switch (desc->mode) {
+	case UBI_READONLY:
+		vol->readers -= 1;
+		break;
+	case UBI_READWRITE:
+		vol->writers -= 1;
+		break;
+	case UBI_EXCLUSIVE:
+		vol->exclusive = 0;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&vol->ubi->volumes_lock);
+
+	kfree(desc);
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_close_volume);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_leb_read - read data.
+ * @desc: volume descriptor
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to read from
+ * @buf: buffer where to store the read data
+ * @offset: offset within the logical eraseblock to read from
+ * @len: how many bytes to read
+ * @check: whether UBI has to check the read data's CRC or not.
+ *
+ * This function reads data from offset @offset of logical eraseblock @lnum and
+ * stores the data at @buf. When reading from static volumes, @check specifies
+ * whether the data has to be checked or not. If yes, the whole logical
+ * eraseblock will be read and its CRC checksum will be checked (i.e., the CRC
+ * checksum is per-eraseblock). So checking may substantially slow down the
+ * read speed. The @check argument is ignored for dynamic volumes.
+ *
+ * In case of success, this function returns zero. In case of failure, this
+ * function returns a negative error code.
+ *
+ * %-EBADMSG error code is returned:
+ * o for both static and dynamic volumes if MTD driver has detected a data
+ *   integrity problem (unrecoverable ECC checksum mismatch in case of NAND);
+ * o for static volumes in case of data CRC mismatch.
+ *
+ * If the volume is damaged because of an interrupted update this function just
+ * returns immediately with %-EBADF error code.
+ */
+int ubi_leb_read(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, char *buf, int offset,
+		 int len, int check)
+{
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = desc->vol;
+	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
+	int err, vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+
+	dbg_msg("read %d bytes from LEB %d:%d:%d", len, vol_id, lnum, offset);
+
+	if (vol_id < 0 || vol_id >= ubi->vtbl_slots || lnum < 0 ||
+	    lnum >= vol->used_ebs || offset < 0 || len < 0 ||
+	    offset + len > vol->usable_leb_size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME && lnum == vol->used_ebs - 1 &&
+	    offset + len > vol->last_eb_bytes)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vol->upd_marker)
+		return -EBADF;
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = ubi_eba_read_leb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, buf, offset, len, check);
+	if (err && err == -EBADMSG && vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME) {
+		ubi_warn("mark volume %d as corrupted", vol_id);
+		vol->corrupted = 1;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_leb_read);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_leb_write - write data.
+ * @desc: volume descriptor
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to write to
+ * @buf: data to write
+ * @offset: offset within the logical eraseblock where to write
+ * @len: how many bytes to write
+ * @dtype: expected data type
+ *
+ * This function writes @len bytes of data from @buf to offset @offset of
+ * logical eraseblock @lnum. The @dtype argument describes expected lifetime of
+ * the data.
+ *
+ * This function takes care of physical eraseblock write failures. If write to
+ * the physical eraseblock write operation fails, the logical eraseblock is
+ * re-mapped to another physical eraseblock, the data is recovered, and the
+ * write finishes. UBI has a pool of reserved physical eraseblocks for this.
+ *
+ * If all the data were successfully written, zero is returned. If an error
+ * occurred and UBI has not been able to recover from it, this function returns
+ * a negative error code. Note, in case of an error, it is possible that
+ * something was still written to the flash media, but that may be some
+ * garbage.
+ *
+ * If the volume is damaged because of an interrupted update this function just
+ * returns immediately with %-EBADF code.
+ */
+int ubi_leb_write(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, const void *buf,
+		  int offset, int len, int dtype)
+{
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = desc->vol;
+	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
+	int vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+
+	dbg_msg("write %d bytes to LEB %d:%d:%d", len, vol_id, lnum, offset);
+
+	if (vol_id < 0 || vol_id >= ubi->vtbl_slots)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (desc->mode == UBI_READONLY || vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
+		return -EROFS;
+
+	if (lnum < 0 || lnum >= vol->reserved_pebs || offset < 0 || len < 0 ||
+	    offset + len > vol->usable_leb_size || offset % ubi->min_io_size ||
+	    len % ubi->min_io_size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (dtype != UBI_LONGTERM && dtype != UBI_SHORTTERM &&
+	    dtype != UBI_UNKNOWN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vol->upd_marker)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return ubi_eba_write_leb(ubi, vol_id, lnum, buf, offset, len, dtype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_leb_write);
+
+/*
+ * ubi_leb_change - change logical eraseblock atomically.
+ * @desc: volume descriptor
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to change
+ * @buf: data to write
+ * @len: how many bytes to write
+ * @dtype: expected data type
+ *
+ * This function changes the contents of a logical eraseblock atomically. @buf
+ * has to contain new logical eraseblock data, and @len - the length of the
+ * data, which has to be aligned. The length may be shorter then the logical
+ * eraseblock size, ant the logical eraseblock may be appended to more times
+ * later on. This function guarantees that in case of an unclean reboot the old
+ * contents is preserved. Returns zero in case of success and a negative error
+ * code in case of failure.
+ */
+int ubi_leb_change(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, const void *buf,
+		   int len, int dtype)
+{
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = desc->vol;
+	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
+	int vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+
+	dbg_msg("atomically write %d bytes to LEB %d:%d", len, vol_id, lnum);
+
+	if (vol_id < 0 || vol_id >= ubi->vtbl_slots)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (desc->mode == UBI_READONLY || vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
+		return -EROFS;
+
+	if (lnum < 0 || lnum >= vol->reserved_pebs || len < 0 ||
+	    len > vol->usable_leb_size || len % ubi->min_io_size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (dtype != UBI_LONGTERM && dtype != UBI_SHORTTERM &&
+	    dtype != UBI_UNKNOWN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vol->upd_marker)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return ubi_eba_atomic_leb_change(ubi, vol_id, lnum, buf, len, dtype);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_leb_change);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_leb_erase - erase logical eraseblock.
+ * @desc: volume descriptor
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number
+ *
+ * This function un-maps logical eraseblock @lnum and synchronously erases the
+ * correspondent physical eraseblock. Returns zero in case of success and a
+ * negative error code in case of failure.
+ *
+ * If the volume is damaged because of an interrupted update this function just
+ * returns immediately with %-EBADF code.
+ */
+int ubi_leb_erase(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum)
+{
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = desc->vol;
+	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
+	int err, vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+
+	dbg_msg("erase LEB %d:%d", vol_id, lnum);
+
+	if (desc->mode == UBI_READONLY || vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
+		return -EROFS;
+
+	if (lnum < 0 || lnum >= vol->reserved_pebs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vol->upd_marker)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	err = ubi_eba_unmap_leb(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_leb_erase);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_leb_unmap - un-map logical eraseblock.
+ * @desc: volume descriptor
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number
+ *
+ * This function un-maps logical eraseblock @lnum and schedules the
+ * corresponding physical eraseblock for erasure, so that it will eventually be
+ * physically erased in background. This operation is much faster then the
+ * erase operation.
+ *
+ * Unlike erase, the un-map operation does not guarantee that the logical
+ * eraseblock will contain all 0xFF bytes when UBI is initialized again. For
+ * example, if several logical eraseblocks are un-mapped, and an unclean reboot
+ * happens after this, the logical eraseblocks will not necessarily be
+ * un-mapped again when this MTD device is attached. They may actually be
+ * mapped to the same physical eraseblocks again. So, this function has to be
+ * used with care.
+ *
+ * In other words, when un-mapping a logical eraseblock, UBI does not store
+ * any information about this on the flash media, it just marks the logical
+ * eraseblock as "un-mapped" in RAM. If UBI is detached before the physical
+ * eraseblock is physically erased, it will be mapped again to the same logical
+ * eraseblock when the MTD device is attached again.
+ *
+ * The main and obvious use-case of this function is when the contents of a
+ * logical eraseblock has to be re-written. Then it is much more efficient to
+ * first un-map it, then write new data, rather then first erase it, then write
+ * new data. Note, once new data has been written to the logical eraseblock,
+ * UBI guarantees that the old contents has gone forever. In other words, if an
+ * unclean reboot happens after the logical eraseblock has been un-mapped and
+ * then written to, it will contain the last written data.
+ *
+ * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
+ * case of failure. If the volume is damaged because of an interrupted update
+ * this function just returns immediately with %-EBADF code.
+ */
+int ubi_leb_unmap(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum)
+{
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = desc->vol;
+	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
+	int vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+
+	dbg_msg("unmap LEB %d:%d", vol_id, lnum);
+
+	if (desc->mode == UBI_READONLY || vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
+		return -EROFS;
+
+	if (lnum < 0 || lnum >= vol->reserved_pebs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vol->upd_marker)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	return ubi_eba_unmap_leb(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_leb_unmap);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_is_mapped - check if logical eraseblock is mapped.
+ * @desc: volume descriptor
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number
+ *
+ * This function checks if logical eraseblock @lnum is mapped to a physical
+ * eraseblock. If a logical eraseblock is un-mapped, this does not necessarily
+ * mean it will still be un-mapped after the UBI device is re-attached. The
+ * logical eraseblock may become mapped to the physical eraseblock it was last
+ * mapped to.
+ *
+ * This function returns %1 if the LEB is mapped, %0 if not, and a negative
+ * error code in case of failure. If the volume is damaged because of an
+ * interrupted update this function just returns immediately with %-EBADF error
+ * code.
+ */
+int ubi_is_mapped(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum)
+{
+	struct ubi_volume *vol = desc->vol;
+
+	dbg_msg("test LEB %d:%d", vol->vol_id, lnum);
+
+	if (lnum < 0 || lnum >= vol->reserved_pebs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vol->upd_marker)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	return vol->eba_tbl[lnum] >= 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_is_mapped);