nand_block_checkbad(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ nand_block_checkbad(9) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the nand_block_checkbad(9) page — yes that's the whole manual name, it's a mouthful, i know, but it's giving iconic kernel energy so we move 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

nand_block_checkbad — [GENERIC] Check if a block is marked bad

like, it literally just checks if a block is bad. that's the whole vibe check. 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int nand_block_checkbad (struct nand_chip *chip , loff_t ofs , int allowbbt );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • chip — the NAND chip object. the main character of this whole operation, honestly 👑
  • ofs — offset from device start. where we're looking, fr fr
  • allowbbt — set to 1 if it's allowed to access the bbt area. yes, 1. not 0. we don't make the rules, we just read them 💀

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Check, if the block is bad. ✨

that's it. that's the function. but how, you ask? either by reading the bad block table or by calling of the scan function. two paths, one truth, no cap. 🦋

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

bestie. are you seated. because this list is long and we are NOT skipping a single one, that would be disrespectful to the kernel 🫶

Kernel file ./drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c:

literally every single one. ate and left no crumbs. 🔥

that's the whole page bestie, go forth and check your blocks 💜

this lil masterpiece lives over in ./drivers/mtd/nand/raw, stamped October 2026 — mwah, catch you in the next manpage 💅✨🌸

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