Re: [PATCH] block: add command line partition parser

[Brian Norris]

On 08/15/2013 12:45 AM, Caizhiyong wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Norris [mailto:computersforpeace@xxxxxxxxx]
...
> > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 06:16:04AM +0000, Caizhiyong wrote:
> > > I want to use the MTD command line partition method on block devices (eMMC).
> > > It is very suitable for embedded systems. I think, in embedded system partition
> > method,
> > > if somebody need some feature on MTD device, he may be also need it on block device.
> > > so I fully functional reference MTD command line partition.
> >
> > I agree.
> >
> > I'm curious: have you seen any need for a similar arrangement via
> > device-tree? See, for example, drivers/mtd/ofpart.c.
>
> So far, I have no seen. We mainly use ARM. For ARM, device-tree is a new thing.

But device-tree is *the* thing for ARM going forward, and the kernel 
command line can get unwieldy (and beyond its limits) pretty quickly 
like this.

> > > I hope extend the flexibility to block device.
> >
> > Sure. I'll try to review the full patch soon and test out integrating
> > it with MTD.
>
> If there is no problem, I will send my next patch, mtd cmdline parts use cmdline-parser lib.

We will get some reviews on this soon (no time for me tonight). Do you 
already have a mtd patch? If so, you might as well post it for review as 
well.

Thanks,
Brian
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