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CaiZhiyong
bca266b388 block: remove unrelated header files and export symbol
Fix up the following items:

 - remove unrelated header files.
 - export interface function.
 - modify function cmdline_parts_parse return value, this will make
   it more friendly for the caller.

Signed-off-by: CaiZhiyong <caizhiyong@huawei.com>
Cc: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@free-electrons.com>
CC: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Cc: "Wanglin (Albert)" <albert.wanglin@hisilicon.com>
Cc: Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@gmail.com>
Cc: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Cc: Shmulik Ladkani <shmulik.ladkani@gmail.com>
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2014-01-21 20:18:26 -08:00
Cai Zhiyong
bab55417b1 block: support embedded device command line partition
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>
2013-09-11 15:56:57 -07:00