1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 9536567d041b..e1d2a3d56546 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -110,9 +110,12 @@ struct mtd_info {
          * information below if they desire
          */
         u_int32_t erasesize;
-        /* Smallest availlable size for writing to the device.  For NAND,
-         * this is the page size, for some NOR chips, the size of ECC
-         * covered blocks.
+        /* Minimal writable flash unit size. In case of NOR flash it is 1 (even
+         * though individual bits can be cleared), in case of NAND flash it is
+         * one NAND page (or half, or one-fourths of it), in case of ECC-ed NOR
+         * it is of ECC block size, etc. It is illegal to have writesize = 0.
+         * Any driver registering a struct mtd_info must ensure a writesize of
+         * 1 or larger.
          */
         u_int32_t writesize;