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@@ -3666,6 +3666,14 @@ but it can not erase, write this NOR flash by SRIO or PCIE interface.
These two #defines specify the offset and size of the environment
area within the specified MMC device.
+ If offset is positive (the usual case), it is treated as relative to
+ the start of the MMC partition. If offset is negative, it is treated
+ as relative to the end of the MMC partition. This can be useful if
+ your board may be fitted with different MMC devices, which have
+ different sizes for the MMC partitions, and you always want the
+ environment placed at the very end of the partition, to leave the
+ maximum possible space before it, to store other data.
+
These two values are in units of bytes, but must be aligned to an
MMC sector boundary.
@@ -3676,6 +3684,9 @@ but it can not erase, write this NOR flash by SRIO or PCIE interface.
valid backup copy in case the other copy is corrupted, e.g. due
to a power failure during a "saveenv" operation.
+ This value may also be positive or negative; this is handled in the
+ same way as CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET.
+
This value is also in units of bytes, but must also be aligned to
an MMC sector boundary.
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