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-rw-r--r--drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c47
1 files changed, 35 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c b/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
index c533f27..721caeb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
@@ -22,11 +22,22 @@
*
* mtdparts=<mtddef>[;<mtddef]
* <mtddef> := <mtd-id>:<partdef>[,<partdef>]
- * where <mtd-id> is the name from the "cat /proc/mtd" command
- * <partdef> := <size>[@offset][<name>][ro][lk]
+ * <partdef> := <size>[@<offset>][<name>][ro][lk]
* <mtd-id> := unique name used in mapping driver/device (mtd->name)
* <size> := standard linux memsize OR "-" to denote all remaining space
+ * size is automatically truncated at end of device
+ * if specified or trucated size is 0 the part is skipped
+ * <offset> := standard linux memsize
+ * if omitted the part will immediately follow the previous part
+ * or 0 if the first part
* <name> := '(' NAME ')'
+ * NAME will appear in /proc/mtd
+ *
+ * <size> and <offset> can be specified such that the parts are out of order
+ * in physical memory and may even overlap.
+ *
+ * The parts are assigned MTD numbers in the order they are specified in the
+ * command line regardless of their order in physical memory.
*
* Examples:
*
@@ -70,6 +81,7 @@ struct cmdline_mtd_partition {
static struct cmdline_mtd_partition *partitions;
/* the command line passed to mtdpart_setup() */
+static char *mtdparts;
static char *cmdline;
static int cmdline_parsed;
@@ -330,6 +342,14 @@ static int parse_cmdline_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
if (part->parts[i].size == SIZE_REMAINING)
part->parts[i].size = master->size - offset;
+ if (offset + part->parts[i].size > master->size) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING ERRP
+ "%s: partitioning exceeds flash size, truncating\n",
+ part->mtd_id);
+ part->parts[i].size = master->size - offset;
+ }
+ offset += part->parts[i].size;
+
if (part->parts[i].size == 0) {
printk(KERN_WARNING ERRP
"%s: skipping zero sized partition\n",
@@ -337,16 +357,8 @@ static int parse_cmdline_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
part->num_parts--;
memmove(&part->parts[i], &part->parts[i + 1],
sizeof(*part->parts) * (part->num_parts - i));
- continue;
- }
-
- if (offset + part->parts[i].size > master->size) {
- printk(KERN_WARNING ERRP
- "%s: partitioning exceeds flash size, truncating\n",
- part->mtd_id);
- part->parts[i].size = master->size - offset;
+ i--;
}
- offset += part->parts[i].size;
}
*pparts = kmemdup(part->parts, sizeof(*part->parts) * part->num_parts,
@@ -365,7 +377,7 @@ static int parse_cmdline_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
*
* This function needs to be visible for bootloaders.
*/
-static int mtdpart_setup(char *s)
+static int __init mtdpart_setup(char *s)
{
cmdline = s;
return 1;
@@ -381,10 +393,21 @@ static struct mtd_part_parser cmdline_parser = {
static int __init cmdline_parser_init(void)
{
+ if (mtdparts)
+ mtdpart_setup(mtdparts);
return register_mtd_parser(&cmdline_parser);
}
+static void __exit cmdline_parser_exit(void)
+{
+ deregister_mtd_parser(&cmdline_parser);
+}
+
module_init(cmdline_parser_init);
+module_exit(cmdline_parser_exit);
+
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mtdparts, "Partitioning specification");
+module_param(mtdparts, charp, 0);
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Marius Groeger <mag@sysgo.de>");