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authorWill Drewry <wad@chromium.org>2011-08-03 16:21:08 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-08-03 14:25:21 -1000
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Documentation: add pointer to name_to_dev_t for root= values
Update kernel-parameters.txt to point users to the authoritative comment for name_to_dev_t. In addition, updates other places where some name_to_dev_t behavior was discussed. All other references to root= appear to be for explicit sample usage or just side comments when discussing other kernel parameters. Signed-off-by: Will Drewry <wad@chromium.org> Cc: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@gmail.com> Cc: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/frv/booting.txt b/Documentation/frv/booting.txt
index ace200b7c214..37c4d84a0e57 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/frv/booting.txt
@@ -106,13 +106,20 @@ separated by spaces:
To use the first on-chip serial port at baud rate 115200, no parity, 8
bits, and no flow control.
- (*) root=/dev/<xxxx>
+ (*) root=<xxxx>
- This specifies the device upon which the root filesystem resides. For
- example:
+ This specifies the device upon which the root filesystem resides. It
+ may be specified by major and minor number, device path, or even
+ partition uuid, if supported. For example:
/dev/nfs NFS root filesystem
/dev/mtdblock3 Fourth RedBoot partition on the System Flash
+ PARTUUID=00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF/PARTNROFF=1
+ first partition after the partition with the given UUID
+ 253:0 Device with major 253 and minor 0
+
+ Authoritative information can be found in
+ "Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt".
(*) rw
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