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2019-07-15docs: block: convert to ReSTMauro Carvalho Chehab
Rename the block documentation files to ReST, add an index for them and adjust in order to produce a nice html output via the Sphinx build system. At its new index.rst, let's add a :orphan: while this is not linked to the main index.rst file, in order to avoid build warnings. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
2018-05-08Documentation: block: cmdline-partition.txt fixes and additionsRandy Dunlap
Make the description of the kernel command line option "blkdevparts" a bit more flowing and readable. Fix a few typos. Add the optional <size> and <offset> suffixes. Note that size can be "-" to indicate all of the remaining space. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Cai Zhiyong <caizhiyong@huawei.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2013-09-30block: change config option name for cmdline partition parsingPaul Gortmaker
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 <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Cc: Cai Zhiyong <caizhiyong@huawei.com> Cc: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@trendmicro.com.cn> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2013-09-11block: support embedded device command line partitionCai Zhiyong
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 <caizhiyong@huawei.com> Cc: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> Cc: "Wanglin (Albert)" <albert.wanglin@huawei.com> Cc: Marius Groeger <mag@sysgo.de> Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Cc: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Cc: Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@trendmicro.com.cn> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>