On Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:29:49 +0200, Rafał Miłecki wrote: > From: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Most TP-Link home routers use the same partitioning system based on a > custom ASCII table. > > It doesn't seem to have any official name. GPL sources contain tool > named simply "make_flash" and Makefile target "FlashMaker". > > This partitions table format was first found in devices with a custom > SafeLoader bootloader so it was called SafeLoader by a community. Later > it was ported to other bootloaders but it seems the name sticked. > > Add binding for describing flashes with SafeLoader partitions table. It > allows operating systems to parse it properly and register proper flash > layout. > > Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > V2: Fix typo in commit: s/same/name/ > V3: Drop quotes from $ref > Describe flash space coverage & partitions types in the binding > See commit body of PATCH 2/2 for real life example > --- > .../tplink,safeloader-partitions.yaml | 49 +++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/tplink,safeloader-partitions.yaml > Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
