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6 files changed, 52 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/arm-versatile.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/arm-versatile.txt index 476845db94d..beace4b89da 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/arm-versatile.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/arm-versatile.txt @@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ Required properties: - compatible : must be "arm,versatile-flash"; - bank-width : width in bytes of flash interface. -Optional properties: -- Subnode partition map from mtd flash binding +The device tree may optionally contain sub-nodes describing partitions of the +address space. See partition.txt for more detail. diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/atmel-dataflash.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/atmel-dataflash.txt index ef66ddd01da..1889a4db5b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/atmel-dataflash.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/atmel-dataflash.txt @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ Required properties: - compatible : "atmel,<model>", "atmel,<series>", "atmel,dataflash". +The device tree may optionally contain sub-nodes describing partitions of the +address space. See partition.txt for more detail. + Example: flash@1 { diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/fsl-upm-nand.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/fsl-upm-nand.txt index 00f1f546b32..fce4894f5a9 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/fsl-upm-nand.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/fsl-upm-nand.txt @@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ Optional properties: read registers (tR). Required if property "gpios" is not used (R/B# pins not connected). +Each flash chip described may optionally contain additional sub-nodes +describing partitions of the address space. See partition.txt for more +detail. + Examples: upm@1,0 { diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/gpio-control-nand.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/gpio-control-nand.txt index 719f4dc58df..36ef07d3c90 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/gpio-control-nand.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/gpio-control-nand.txt @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Optional properties: GPIO state and before and after command byte writes, this register will be read to ensure that the GPIO accesses have completed. +The device tree may optionally contain sub-nodes describing partitions of the +address space. See partition.txt for more detail. + Examples: gpio-nand@1,0 { diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd-physmap.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd-physmap.txt index 80152cb567d..a63c2bd7de2 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd-physmap.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd-physmap.txt @@ -23,27 +23,8 @@ are defined: - vendor-id : Contains the flash chip's vendor id (1 byte). - device-id : Contains the flash chip's device id (1 byte). -In addition to the information on the mtd bank itself, the -device tree may optionally contain additional information -describing partitions of the address space. This can be -used on platforms which have strong conventions about which -portions of a flash are used for what purposes, but which don't -use an on-flash partition table such as RedBoot. - -Each partition is represented as a sub-node of the mtd device. -Each node's name represents the name of the corresponding -partition of the mtd device. - -Flash partitions - - reg : The partition's offset and size within the mtd bank. - - label : (optional) The label / name for this partition. - If omitted, the label is taken from the node name (excluding - the unit address). - - read-only : (optional) This parameter, if present, is a hint to - Linux that this partition should only be mounted - read-only. This is usually used for flash partitions - containing early-boot firmware images or data which should not - be clobbered. +The device tree may optionally contain sub-nodes describing partitions of the +address space. See partition.txt for more detail. Example: diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f114ce1657c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +Representing flash partitions in devicetree + +Partitions can be represented by sub-nodes of an mtd device. This can be used +on platforms which have strong conventions about which portions of a flash are +used for what purposes, but which don't use an on-flash partition table such +as RedBoot. + +#address-cells & #size-cells must both be present in the mtd device and be +equal to 1. + +Required properties: +- reg : The partition's offset and size within the mtd bank. + +Optional properties: +- label : The label / name for this partition. If omitted, the label is taken + from the node name (excluding the unit address). +- read-only : This parameter, if present, is a hint to Linux that this + partition should only be mounted read-only. This is usually used for flash + partitions containing early-boot firmware images or data which should not be + clobbered. + +Examples: + + +flash@0 { + #address-cells = <1>; + #size-cells = <1>; + + partition@0 { + label = "u-boot"; + reg = <0x0000000 0x100000>; + read-only; + }; + + uimage@100000 { + reg = <0x0100000 0x200000>; + }; +]; |