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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/mtd/parsers/Kconfig')
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diff --git a/drivers/mtd/parsers/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/parsers/Kconfig index 2001d96cb82a..f98363c9b363 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/parsers/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/mtd/parsers/Kconfig @@ -20,6 +20,43 @@ config MTD_BCM63XX_PARTS This provides partition parsing for BCM63xx devices with CFE bootloaders. +config MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS + tristate "Command line partition table parsing" + depends on MTD + help + Allow generic configuration of the MTD partition tables via the kernel + command line. Multiple flash resources are supported for hardware where + different kinds of flash memory are available. + + You will still need the parsing functions to be called by the driver + for your particular device. It won't happen automatically. The + SA1100 map driver (CONFIG_MTD_SA1100) has an option for this, for + example. + + The format for the command line is as follows: + + mtdparts=<mtddef>[;<mtddef] + <mtddef> := <mtd-id>:<partdef>[,<partdef>] + <partdef> := <size>[@offset][<name>][ro] + <mtd-id> := unique id used in mapping driver/device + <size> := standard linux memsize OR "-" to denote all + remaining space + <name> := (NAME) + + Due to the way Linux handles the command line, no spaces are + allowed in the partition definition, including mtd id's and partition + names. + + Examples: + + 1 flash resource (mtd-id "sa1100"), with 1 single writable partition: + mtdparts=sa1100:- + + Same flash, but 2 named partitions, the first one being read-only: + mtdparts=sa1100:256k(ARMboot)ro,-(root) + + If unsure, say 'N'. + config MTD_OF_PARTS tristate "OpenFirmware (device tree) partitioning parser" default y |
