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diff --git a/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt b/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 760a3f7c3ed4..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Embedded device command line partition parsing -===================================================================== - -The "blkdevparts" command line option adds support for reading the -block device partition table from the kernel command line. - -It is typically used for fixed block (eMMC) embedded devices. -It has no MBR, so saves storage space. Bootloader can be easily accessed -by absolute address of data on the block device. -Users can easily change the partition. - -The format for the command line is just like mtdparts: - -blkdevparts=<blkdev-def>[;<blkdev-def>] - <blkdev-def> := <blkdev-id>:<partdef>[,<partdef>] - <partdef> := <size>[@<offset>](part-name) - -<blkdev-id> - block device disk name. Embedded device uses fixed block device. - Its disk name is also fixed, such as: mmcblk0, mmcblk1, mmcblk0boot0. - -<size> - partition size, in bytes, such as: 512, 1m, 1G. - size may contain an optional suffix of (upper or lower case): - K, M, G, T, P, E. - "-" is used to denote all remaining space. - -<offset> - partition start address, in bytes. - offset may contain an optional suffix of (upper or lower case): - K, M, G, T, P, E. - -(part-name) - partition name. Kernel sends uevent with "PARTNAME". Application can - create a link to block device partition with the name "PARTNAME". - User space application can access partition by partition name. - -Example: - eMMC disk names are "mmcblk0" and "mmcblk0boot0". - - bootargs: - 'blkdevparts=mmcblk0:1G(data0),1G(data1),-;mmcblk0boot0:1m(boot),-(kernel)' - - dmesg: - mmcblk0: p1(data0) p2(data1) p3() - mmcblk0boot0: p1(boot) p2(kernel) |