On embedded devices using an eMMC it is common that one or more (hw/sw) partitions on the eMMC are used to store MAC addresses and Wi-Fi calibration EEPROM data. Implement an NVMEM provider backed by a block device as typically the NVMEM framework is used to have kernel drivers read and use binary data from EEPROMs, efuses, flash memory (MTD), ... In order to be able to reference hardware partitions on an eMMC, add code to bind each hardware partition to a specific firmware subnode. Overall, this enables uniform handling across practially all flash storage types used for this purpose (MTD, UBI, and now also MMC). As part of this series it was necessary to define a device tree schema for block devices and partitions on them, which (similar to how it now works also for UBI volumes) can be matched by one or more properties. --- This series has previously been submitted as RFC on July 19th 2023[1] and most of the basic idea did not change since. Another round of RFC was submitted on March 5th 2024[2] which has received overall positive feedback and only minor corrections have been done since (see changelog below). [1]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=767565 [2]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=832705 Changes since RFC: * Use 'partuuid' instead of reserved 'uuid' keyword to match against PARTUUID. * Simplify blk_nvmem_init(void) function. Daniel Golle (8): dt-bindings: block: add basic bindings for block devices block: partitions: populate fwnode block: add new genhd flag GENHD_FL_NVMEM block: implement NVMEM provider dt-bindings: mmc: mmc-card: add block device nodes mmc: core: set card fwnode_handle mmc: block: set fwnode of disk devices mmc: block: set GENHD_FL_NVMEM .../bindings/block/block-device.yaml | 22 +++ .../devicetree/bindings/block/partition.yaml | 51 ++++++ .../devicetree/bindings/block/partitions.yaml | 20 +++ .../devicetree/bindings/mmc/mmc-card.yaml | 45 +++++ MAINTAINERS | 5 + block/Kconfig | 9 + block/Makefile | 1 + block/blk-nvmem.c | 169 ++++++++++++++++++ block/partitions/core.c | 41 +++++ drivers/mmc/core/block.c | 8 + drivers/mmc/core/bus.c | 2 + include/linux/blkdev.h | 2 + 12 files changed, 375 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/block/block-device.yaml create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/block/partition.yaml create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/block/partitions.yaml create mode 100644 block/blk-nvmem.c -- 2.44.0
