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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/mtd/partitions.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/mtd/partitions.h | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h b/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h index 06df1e06b6e0..c4beb70dacbd 100644 --- a/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h +++ b/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h @@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ * * For each partition, these fields are available: * name: string that will be used to label the partition's MTD device. + * types: some partitions can be containers using specific format to describe + * embedded subpartitions / volumes. E.g. many home routers use "firmware" + * partition that contains at least kernel and rootfs. In such case an + * extra parser is needed that will detect these dynamic partitions and + * report them to the MTD subsystem. If set this property stores an array + * of parser names to use when looking for subpartitions. * size: the partition size; if defined as MTDPART_SIZ_FULL, the partition * will extend to the end of the master MTD device. * offset: absolute starting position within the master MTD device; if @@ -38,6 +44,7 @@ struct mtd_partition { const char *name; /* identifier string */ + const char *const *types; /* names of parsers to use if any */ uint64_t size; /* partition size */ uint64_t offset; /* offset within the master MTD space */ uint32_t mask_flags; /* master MTD flags to mask out for this partition */ |