01 Oct, 2013

1 commit

• 080506ad0   block: change config option name for cmdline partition parsing ... Browse Code »

  Recently commit bab55417b10c ("block: support embedded device command
  line partition") introduced CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARSER. However, that name
  is too generic and sounds like it enables/disables generic kernel boot
  arg processing, when it really is block specific.

  Before this option becomes a part of a full/final release, add the BLK_
  prefix to it so that it is clear in absence of any other context that it
  is block specific.

  In addition, fix up the following less critical items:
  - help text was not really at all helpful.
  - index file for Documentation was not updated
  - add the new arg to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
  - clarify wording in source comments

  Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker
  Cc: Jens Axboe
  Cc: Cai Zhiyong
  Cc: Wei Yongjun
  Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton
  Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

  Paul Gortmaker

  2013-10-01 05:31:02 +0800  

12 Sep, 2013

1 commit

• bab55417b   block: support embedded device command line partition ... Browse Code »

  Read block device partition table from command line. The partition used
  for fixed block device (eMMC) embedded device. It is no MBR, save
  storage space. Bootloader can be easily accessed by absolute address of
  data on the block device. Users can easily change the partition.

  This code reference MTD partition, source "drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c"
  About the partition verbose reference
  "Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt"

  [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix printk text]
  [yongjun_wei@trendmicro.com.cn: fix error return code in parse_parts()]
  Signed-off-by: Cai Zhiyong
  Cc: Karel Zak
  Cc: "Wanglin (Albert)"
  Cc: Marius Groeger
  Cc: David Woodhouse
  Cc: Jens Axboe
  Cc: Brian Norris
  Cc: Artem Bityutskiy
  Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun
  Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton
  Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

  Cai Zhiyong

  2013-09-12 06:56:57 +0800