* [PATCH] Documentation: boards: sandbox: describe --image flags
@ 2021-01-11 14:35 Ahmad Fatoum
2021-01-13 9:05 ` Sascha Hauer
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Ahmad Fatoum @ 2021-01-11 14:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: barebox
barebox partition table parsing can be tested in sandbox using the
recently added ,blkdev flag. Extend the documentation to cover this.
Cc: Juergen Borleis <jbe@pengutronix.de>
Reported-by: Lucas Stach <lst@pengutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
---
Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst b/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
index 8b24b6a64584..e9e5183653e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
+++ b/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ Available sandbox invocation options include:
Map a <file> to barebox. This option can be given multiple times. The <file>s
will show up as ``/dev/fd0`` ... ``/dev/fdX`` in the barebox simulator.
+ How the file is mapped in barebox can be controlled by a number of flags:
+
+ * ``,ro``: The host file is mapped read-only
+
+ * ``,blkdev``: The host file is to be mapped as block device. This is the
+ default when passing block devices from the host. The file's size must
+ be a multiple of the barebox sector size of 512 bytes.
+
+ * ``,cdev``: The host file is mapped as character device. This is the default,
+ unless the the host file is a block device.
+
+ Multiple options can be appended if they don't clash. Literal commas within the
+ file path can be escaped with a backslash. Example: ``-i './0\,0.hdimg,blkdev,ro'``.
+
``-e <file>``
Map <file> to barebox. With this option <file>s are mapped as
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* Re: [PATCH] Documentation: boards: sandbox: describe --image flags
2021-01-11 14:35 [PATCH] Documentation: boards: sandbox: describe --image flags Ahmad Fatoum
@ 2021-01-13 9:05 ` Sascha Hauer
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From: Sascha Hauer @ 2021-01-13 9:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ahmad Fatoum; +Cc: barebox
On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 03:35:55PM +0100, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> barebox partition table parsing can be tested in sandbox using the
> recently added ,blkdev flag. Extend the documentation to cover this.
>
> Cc: Juergen Borleis <jbe@pengutronix.de>
> Reported-by: Lucas Stach <lst@pengutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
> ---
> Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
Applied, thanks
Sascha
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst b/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
> index 8b24b6a64584..e9e5183653e6 100644
> --- a/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
> @@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ Available sandbox invocation options include:
> Map a <file> to barebox. This option can be given multiple times. The <file>s
> will show up as ``/dev/fd0`` ... ``/dev/fdX`` in the barebox simulator.
>
> + How the file is mapped in barebox can be controlled by a number of flags:
> +
> + * ``,ro``: The host file is mapped read-only
> +
> + * ``,blkdev``: The host file is to be mapped as block device. This is the
> + default when passing block devices from the host. The file's size must
> + be a multiple of the barebox sector size of 512 bytes.
> +
> + * ``,cdev``: The host file is mapped as character device. This is the default,
> + unless the the host file is a block device.
> +
> + Multiple options can be appended if they don't clash. Literal commas within the
> + file path can be escaped with a backslash. Example: ``-i './0\,0.hdimg,blkdev,ro'``.
> +
> ``-e <file>``
>
> Map <file> to barebox. With this option <file>s are mapped as
> --
> 2.30.0
>
>
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