--- /dev/null
+--- a/fs/jffs2/erase.c
++++ b/fs/jffs2/erase.c
+@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ static void jffs2_erase_block(struct jff
+ {
+ int ret;
+ uint32_t bad_offset;
++ static char s[]="|/-\\", *p=s;
++
+ #ifdef __ECOS
+ ret = jffs2_flash_erase(c, jeb);
+ if (!ret) {
+@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ static void jffs2_erase_block(struct jff
+
+ D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "jffs2_erase_block(): erase block %#08x (range %#08x-%#08x)\n",
+ jeb->offset, jeb->offset, jeb->offset + c->sector_size));
++
++ printk("%c\b", *p);
++ if (*++p==0)
++ p=s;
++
+ instr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct erase_info) + sizeof(struct erase_priv_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!instr) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "kmalloc for struct erase_info in jffs2_erase_block failed. Refiling block for later\n");