In certain cases, memory device is present as flat file or block device (via
mmc or mtdblock layer). Do not attempt MTD operations against it.

Signed-off-by: Lubomir Rintel <lkund...@v3.sk>
---
 tools/env/fw_env.c      |   20 ++++++++++++++++----
 tools/env/fw_env.config |    3 +++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/env/fw_env.c b/tools/env/fw_env.c
index 37b60b8..72d77a9 100644
--- a/tools/env/fw_env.c
+++ b/tools/env/fw_env.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static int flash_write_buf (int dev, int fd, void *buf, 
size_t count,
                ioctl (fd, MEMUNLOCK, &erase);
 
                /* Dataflash does not need an explicit erase cycle */
-               if (mtd_type != MTD_DATAFLASH)
+               if (mtd_type && mtd_type != MTD_DATAFLASH)
                        if (ioctl (fd, MEMERASE, &erase) != 0) {
                                fprintf (stderr, "MTD erase error on %s: %s\n",
                                         DEVNAME (dev),
@@ -949,17 +949,29 @@ static int flash_write (int fd_current, int fd_target, 
int dev_target)
 static int flash_read (int fd)
 {
        struct mtd_info_user mtdinfo;
+       struct stat st;
        int rc;
 
-       rc = ioctl (fd, MEMGETINFO, &mtdinfo);
+       rc = fstat(fd, &st);
        if (rc < 0) {
-               perror ("Cannot get MTD information");
+               perror("Cannot access the device file");
                return -1;
        }
 
+       if (S_ISCHR(st.st_mode)) {
+               rc = ioctl(fd, MEMGETINFO, &mtdinfo);
+               if (rc < 0) {
+                       perror("Cannot get MTD information");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+       } else {
+               memset(&mtdinfo, 0, sizeof(mtdinfo));
+       }
+
        if (mtdinfo.type != MTD_NORFLASH &&
            mtdinfo.type != MTD_NANDFLASH &&
-           mtdinfo.type != MTD_DATAFLASH) {
+           mtdinfo.type != MTD_DATAFLASH &&
+           mtdinfo.type) {
                fprintf (stderr, "Unsupported flash type %u\n", mtdinfo.type);
                return -1;
        }
diff --git a/tools/env/fw_env.config b/tools/env/fw_env.config
index 8e21d5a..c086512 100644
--- a/tools/env/fw_env.config
+++ b/tools/env/fw_env.config
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@
 
 # NAND example
 #/dev/mtd0             0x4000          0x4000          0x20000                 
2
+
+# Block device example
+#/dev/mmcblk0          0xc0000         0x20000
-- 
1.7.1

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