Subject: + partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files-add-the-aix_partition-entry.patch added to -mm tree To: phdm@xxxxxxxxx,axboe@xxxxxxxxx,kzak@xxxxxxxxxx From: akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:08 -0700 The patch titled Subject: partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files: add the AIX_PARTITION entry has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files-add-the-aix_partition-entry.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Philippe De Muyter <phdm@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files: add the AIX_PARTITION entry This is the final patch enabling a user to select AIX lvm partitions detection. Signed-off-by: Philippe De Muyter <phdm@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- block/partitions/Kconfig | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff -puN block/partitions/Kconfig~partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files-add-the-aix_partition-entry block/partitions/Kconfig --- a/block/partitions/Kconfig~partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files-add-the-aix_partition-entry +++ a/block/partitions/Kconfig @@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ config ACORN_PARTITION_RISCIX of machines called RISCiX. If you say 'Y' here, Linux will be able to read disks partitioned under RISCiX. +config AIX_PARTITION + bool "AIX basic partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED + help + Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk + partition table format used by IBM or Motorola PowerPC machines + running AIX. AIX actually uses a Logical Volume Manager, where + "logical volumes" can be spread across one or multiple disks, + but this driver works only for the simple case of partitions which + are contiguous. + Otherwise, say N. + config OSF_PARTITION bool "Alpha OSF partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED default y if ALPHA _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from phdm@xxxxxxxxx are partitions-msdosc-end-of-line-whitespace-and-semicolon-cleanup.patch partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files.patch partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files-compile-aixc-if-configured.patch partitions-add-aix-lvm-partition-support-files-add-the-aix_partition-entry.patch partitions-msdos-enumerate-also-aix-lvm-partitions.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html