merge geom redboot and map

Aleksandr Rybalko ray at ddteam.net
Wed Mar 30 20:55:14 UTC 2011


Hi all,

On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:19:11 +0900
rozhuk.im at gmail.com wrote:

> 
> > > I need your opinions, suggestions and help with testing and
> > > including
> > code
> > > to main stream source tree.
> > 
> > I think this likely is a good refactoring.
> > 
> > > PS: I can test only "map" part on my Agestar LB2.
> > 
> > But please make sure FIS still works.
> 
> I hope peoples with redboot hardware help with testing.
> 
> 
> Another question is path to mapped block (partition)?
> 
> Now
> - redboot: /dev/redboot/%name
> - map: /dev/map/%name
> 
> Variants:
> 1. stay as is
> 2. /dev/flash/%name
> 3. ?

3. /dev/flash/spi0kernel, /dev/flash/spi0rootfs, ...

IMO, /dev/map/ more generic :) 

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P.S.

I think GEOM_FLASH_NO_MAP not needed,
because this modules differ only on configuration source, 
REDBOOT partition map and hints, so maybe only GEOM_FLASH_NO_REDBOOT to
avoid unwanted read.

WBW
-- 
Aleksandr Rybalko <ray at ddteam.net>


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