2 * Read flash partition table from command line
4 * Copyright © 2002 SYSGO Real-Time Solutions GmbH
5 * Copyright © 2002-2010 David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
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21 * The format for the command line is as follows:
23 * mtdparts=<mtddef>[;<mtddef]
24 * <mtddef> := <mtd-id>:<partdef>[,<partdef>]
25 * where <mtd-id> is the name from the "cat /proc/mtd" command
26 * <partdef> := <size>[@offset][<name>][ro][lk]
27 * <mtd-id> := unique name used in mapping driver/device (mtd->name)
28 * <size> := standard linux memsize OR "-" to denote all remaining space
29 * <name> := '(' NAME ')'
33 * 1 NOR Flash, with 1 single writable partition:
36 * 1 NOR Flash with 2 partitions, 1 NAND with one
37 * edb7312-nor:256k(ARMboot)ro,-(root);edb7312-nand:-(home)
40 #include <linux/kernel.h>
41 #include <linux/slab.h>
42 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
43 #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
44 #include <linux/module.h>
45 #include <linux/err.h>
47 /* error message prefix */
52 #define dbg(x) do { printk("DEBUG-CMDLINE-PART: "); printk x; } while(0)
58 /* special size referring to all the remaining space in a partition */
59 #define SIZE_REMAINING ULLONG_MAX
60 #define OFFSET_CONTINUOUS ULLONG_MAX
62 struct cmdline_mtd_partition {
63 struct cmdline_mtd_partition *next;
66 struct mtd_partition *parts;
69 /* mtdpart_setup() parses into here */
70 static struct cmdline_mtd_partition *partitions;
72 /* the command line passed to mtdpart_setup() */
74 static int cmdline_parsed;
77 * Parse one partition definition for an MTD. Since there can be many
78 * comma separated partition definitions, this function calls itself
79 * recursively until no more partition definitions are found. Nice side
80 * effect: the memory to keep the mtd_partition structs and the names
81 * is allocated upon the last definition being found. At that point the
82 * syntax has been verified ok.
84 static struct mtd_partition * newpart(char *s,
88 unsigned char **extra_mem_ptr,
91 struct mtd_partition *parts;
92 unsigned long long size, offset = OFFSET_CONTINUOUS;
95 unsigned char *extra_mem;
97 unsigned int mask_flags;
99 /* fetch the partition size */
101 /* assign all remaining space to this partition */
102 size = SIZE_REMAINING;
105 size = memparse(s, &s);
106 if (size < PAGE_SIZE) {
107 printk(KERN_ERR ERRP "partition size too small (%llx)\n",
109 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
113 /* fetch partition name and flags */
114 mask_flags = 0; /* this is going to be a regular partition */
117 /* check for offset */
120 offset = memparse(s, &s);
123 /* now look for name */
131 p = strchr(name, delim);
133 printk(KERN_ERR ERRP "no closing %c found in partition name\n", delim);
134 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
140 name_len = 13; /* Partition_000 */
143 /* record name length for memory allocation later */
144 extra_mem_size += name_len + 1;
146 /* test for options */
147 if (strncmp(s, "ro", 2) == 0) {
148 mask_flags |= MTD_WRITEABLE;
152 /* if lk is found do NOT unlock the MTD partition*/
153 if (strncmp(s, "lk", 2) == 0) {
154 mask_flags |= MTD_POWERUP_LOCK;
158 /* test if more partitions are following */
160 if (size == SIZE_REMAINING) {
161 printk(KERN_ERR ERRP "no partitions allowed after a fill-up partition\n");
162 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
164 /* more partitions follow, parse them */
165 parts = newpart(s + 1, &s, num_parts, this_part + 1,
166 &extra_mem, extra_mem_size);
170 /* this is the last partition: allocate space for all */
173 *num_parts = this_part + 1;
174 alloc_size = *num_parts * sizeof(struct mtd_partition) +
177 parts = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
179 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
180 extra_mem = (unsigned char *)(parts + *num_parts);
183 /* enter this partition (offset will be calculated later if it is zero at this point) */
184 parts[this_part].size = size;
185 parts[this_part].offset = offset;
186 parts[this_part].mask_flags = mask_flags;
188 strlcpy(extra_mem, name, name_len + 1);
190 sprintf(extra_mem, "Partition_%03d", this_part);
191 parts[this_part].name = extra_mem;
192 extra_mem += name_len + 1;
194 dbg(("partition %d: name <%s>, offset %llx, size %llx, mask flags %x\n",
195 this_part, parts[this_part].name, parts[this_part].offset,
196 parts[this_part].size, parts[this_part].mask_flags));
198 /* return (updated) pointer to extra_mem memory */
200 *extra_mem_ptr = extra_mem;
202 /* return (updated) pointer command line string */
205 /* return partition table */
210 * Parse the command line.
212 static int mtdpart_setup_real(char *s)
218 struct cmdline_mtd_partition *this_mtd;
219 struct mtd_partition *parts;
220 int mtd_id_len, num_parts;
228 printk(KERN_ERR ERRP "no mtd-id\n");
231 mtd_id_len = p - mtd_id;
233 dbg(("parsing <%s>\n", p+1));
236 * parse one mtd. have it reserve memory for the
237 * struct cmdline_mtd_partition and the mtd-id string.
239 parts = newpart(p + 1, /* cmdline */
240 &s, /* out: updated cmdline ptr */
241 &num_parts, /* out: number of parts */
242 0, /* first partition */
243 (unsigned char**)&this_mtd, /* out: extra mem */
244 mtd_id_len + 1 + sizeof(*this_mtd) +
245 sizeof(void*)-1 /*alignment*/);
248 * An error occurred. We're either:
249 * a) out of memory, or
250 * b) in the middle of the partition spec
251 * Either way, this mtd is hosed and we're
252 * unlikely to succeed in parsing any more
254 return PTR_ERR(parts);
258 this_mtd = (struct cmdline_mtd_partition *)
259 ALIGN((unsigned long)this_mtd, sizeof(void *));
261 this_mtd->parts = parts;
262 this_mtd->num_parts = num_parts;
263 this_mtd->mtd_id = (char*)(this_mtd + 1);
264 strlcpy(this_mtd->mtd_id, mtd_id, mtd_id_len + 1);
266 /* link into chain */
267 this_mtd->next = partitions;
268 partitions = this_mtd;
270 dbg(("mtdid=<%s> num_parts=<%d>\n",
271 this_mtd->mtd_id, this_mtd->num_parts));
274 /* EOS - we're done */
278 /* does another spec follow? */
280 printk(KERN_ERR ERRP "bad character after partition (%c)\n", *s);
290 * Main function to be called from the MTD mapping driver/device to
291 * obtain the partitioning information. At this point the command line
292 * arguments will actually be parsed and turned to struct mtd_partition
293 * information. It returns partitions for the requested mtd device, or
294 * the first one in the chain if a NULL mtd_id is passed in.
296 static int parse_cmdline_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
297 struct mtd_partition **pparts,
298 struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
300 unsigned long long offset;
302 struct cmdline_mtd_partition *part;
303 const char *mtd_id = master->name;
305 /* parse command line */
306 if (!cmdline_parsed) {
307 err = mtdpart_setup_real(cmdline);
313 * Search for the partition definition matching master->name.
314 * If master->name is not set, stop at first partition definition.
316 for (part = partitions; part; part = part->next) {
317 if ((!mtd_id) || (!strcmp(part->mtd_id, mtd_id)))
324 for (i = 0, offset = 0; i < part->num_parts; i++) {
325 if (part->parts[i].offset == OFFSET_CONTINUOUS)
326 part->parts[i].offset = offset;
328 offset = part->parts[i].offset;
330 if (part->parts[i].size == SIZE_REMAINING)
331 part->parts[i].size = master->size - offset;
333 if (part->parts[i].size == 0) {
334 printk(KERN_WARNING ERRP
335 "%s: skipping zero sized partition\n",
338 memmove(&part->parts[i], &part->parts[i + 1],
339 sizeof(*part->parts) * (part->num_parts - i));
343 if (offset + part->parts[i].size > master->size) {
344 printk(KERN_WARNING ERRP
345 "%s: partitioning exceeds flash size, truncating\n",
347 part->parts[i].size = master->size - offset;
349 offset += part->parts[i].size;
352 *pparts = kmemdup(part->parts, sizeof(*part->parts) * part->num_parts,
357 return part->num_parts;
362 * This is the handler for our kernel parameter, called from
363 * main.c::checksetup(). Note that we can not yet kmalloc() anything,
364 * so we only save the commandline for later processing.
366 * This function needs to be visible for bootloaders.
368 static int mtdpart_setup(char *s)
374 __setup("mtdparts=", mtdpart_setup);
376 static struct mtd_part_parser cmdline_parser = {
377 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
378 .parse_fn = parse_cmdline_partitions,
379 .name = "cmdlinepart",
382 static int __init cmdline_parser_init(void)
384 return register_mtd_parser(&cmdline_parser);
387 module_init(cmdline_parser_init);
389 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
390 MODULE_AUTHOR("Marius Groeger <mag@sysgo.de>");
391 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Command line configuration of MTD partitions");