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diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c77f53732 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,342 @@ +menuconfig MTD + tristate "Memory Technology Device (MTD) support" + help + Memory Technology Devices are flash, RAM and similar chips, often + used for solid state file systems on embedded devices. This option + will provide the generic support for MTD drivers to register + themselves with the kernel and for potential users of MTD devices + to enumerate the devices which are present and obtain a handle on + them. It will also allow you to select individual drivers for + particular hardware and users of MTD devices. If unsure, say N. + +if MTD + +config MTD_TESTS + tristate "MTD tests support (DANGEROUS)" + depends on m + help + This option includes various MTD tests into compilation. The tests + should normally be compiled as kernel modules. The modules perform + various checks and verifications when loaded. + + WARNING: some of the tests will ERASE entire MTD device which they + test. Do not use these tests unless you really know what you do. + +config MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS + tristate "RedBoot partition table parsing" + help + RedBoot is a ROM monitor and bootloader which deals with multiple + 'images' in flash devices by putting a table one of the erase + blocks on the device, similar to a partition table, which gives + the offsets, lengths and names of all the images stored in the + flash. + + If you need code which can detect and parse this table, and register + MTD 'partitions' corresponding to each image in the table, enable + this option. + + You will still need the parsing functions to be called by the driver + for your particular device. It won't happen automatically. The + SA1100 map driver (CONFIG_MTD_SA1100) has an option for this, for + example. + +if MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS + +config MTD_REDBOOT_DIRECTORY_BLOCK + int "Location of RedBoot partition table" + default "-1" + help + This option is the Linux counterpart to the + CYGNUM_REDBOOT_FIS_DIRECTORY_BLOCK RedBoot compile time + option. + + The option specifies which Flash sectors holds the RedBoot + partition table. A zero or positive value gives an absolute + erase block number. A negative value specifies a number of + sectors before the end of the device. + + For example "2" means block number 2, "-1" means the last + block and "-2" means the penultimate block. + +config MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS_UNALLOCATED + bool "Include unallocated flash regions" + help + If you need to register each unallocated flash region as a MTD + 'partition', enable this option. + +config MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS_READONLY + bool "Force read-only for RedBoot system images" + help + If you need to force read-only for 'RedBoot', 'RedBoot Config' and + 'FIS directory' images, enable this option. + +endif # MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS + +config MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS + tristate "Command line partition table parsing" + depends on MTD + help + Allow generic configuration of the MTD partition tables via the kernel + command line. Multiple flash resources are supported for hardware where + different kinds of flash memory are available. + + You will still need the parsing functions to be called by the driver + for your particular device. It won't happen automatically. The + SA1100 map driver (CONFIG_MTD_SA1100) has an option for this, for + example. + + The format for the command line is as follows: + + mtdparts=<mtddef>[;<mtddef] + <mtddef> := <mtd-id>:<partdef>[,<partdef>] + <partdef> := <size>[@offset][<name>][ro] + <mtd-id> := unique id used in mapping driver/device + <size> := standard linux memsize OR "-" to denote all + remaining space + <name> := (NAME) + + Due to the way Linux handles the command line, no spaces are + allowed in the partition definition, including mtd id's and partition + names. + + Examples: + + 1 flash resource (mtd-id "sa1100"), with 1 single writable partition: + mtdparts=sa1100:- + + Same flash, but 2 named partitions, the first one being read-only: + mtdparts=sa1100:256k(ARMboot)ro,-(root) + + If unsure, say 'N'. + +config MTD_AFS_PARTS + tristate "ARM Firmware Suite partition parsing" + depends on (ARM || ARM64) + help + The ARM Firmware Suite allows the user to divide flash devices into + multiple 'images'. Each such image has a header containing its name + and offset/size etc. + + If you need code which can detect and parse these tables, and + register MTD 'partitions' corresponding to each image detected, + enable this option. + + You will still need the parsing functions to be called by the driver + for your particular device. It won't happen automatically. The + 'physmap' map driver (CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP) does this, for example. + +config MTD_OF_PARTS + tristate "OpenFirmware partitioning information support" + default y + depends on OF + help + This provides a partition parsing function which derives + the partition map from the children of the flash node, + as described in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt. + +config MTD_AR7_PARTS + tristate "TI AR7 partitioning support" + help + TI AR7 partitioning support + +config MTD_BCM63XX_PARTS + tristate "BCM63XX CFE partitioning support" + depends on BCM63XX || BMIPS_GENERIC || COMPILE_TEST + select CRC32 + help + This provides partions parsing for BCM63xx devices with CFE + bootloaders. + +config MTD_BCM47XX_PARTS + tristate "BCM47XX partitioning support" + depends on BCM47XX || ARCH_BCM_5301X + help + This provides partitions parser for devices based on BCM47xx + boards. + +menu "Partition parsers" +source "drivers/mtd/parsers/Kconfig" +endmenu + +comment "User Modules And Translation Layers" + +# +# MTD block device support is select'ed if needed +# +config MTD_BLKDEVS + tristate + +config MTD_BLOCK + tristate "Caching block device access to MTD devices" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + Although most flash chips have an erase size too large to be useful + as block devices, it is possible to use MTD devices which are based + on RAM chips in this manner. This block device is a user of MTD + devices performing that function. + + At the moment, it is also required for the Journalling Flash File + System(s) to obtain a handle on the MTD device when it's mounted + (although JFFS and JFFS2 don't actually use any of the functionality + of the mtdblock device). + + Later, it may be extended to perform read/erase/modify/write cycles + on flash chips to emulate a smaller block size. Needless to say, + this is very unsafe, but could be useful for file systems which are + almost never written to. + + You do not need this option for use with the DiskOnChip devices. For + those, enable NFTL support (CONFIG_NFTL) instead. + +config MTD_BLOCK_RO + tristate "Readonly block device access to MTD devices" + depends on MTD_BLOCK!=y && BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This allows you to mount read-only file systems (such as cramfs) + from an MTD device, without the overhead (and danger) of the caching + driver. + + You do not need this option for use with the DiskOnChip devices. For + those, enable NFTL support (CONFIG_NFTL) instead. + +config FTL + tristate "FTL (Flash Translation Layer) support" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This provides support for the original Flash Translation Layer which + is part of the PCMCIA specification. It uses a kind of pseudo- + file system on a flash device to emulate a block device with + 512-byte sectors, on top of which you put a 'normal' file system. + + You may find that the algorithms used in this code are patented + unless you live in the Free World where software patents aren't + legal - in the USA you are only permitted to use this on PCMCIA + hardware, although under the terms of the GPL you're obviously + permitted to copy, modify and distribute the code as you wish. Just + not use it. + +config NFTL + tristate "NFTL (NAND Flash Translation Layer) support" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This provides support for the NAND Flash Translation Layer which is + used on M-Systems' DiskOnChip devices. It uses a kind of pseudo- + file system on a flash device to emulate a block device with + 512-byte sectors, on top of which you put a 'normal' file system. + + You may find that the algorithms used in this code are patented + unless you live in the Free World where software patents aren't + legal - in the USA you are only permitted to use this on DiskOnChip + hardware, although under the terms of the GPL you're obviously + permitted to copy, modify and distribute the code as you wish. Just + not use it. + +config NFTL_RW + bool "Write support for NFTL" + depends on NFTL + help + Support for writing to the NAND Flash Translation Layer, as used + on the DiskOnChip. + +config INFTL + tristate "INFTL (Inverse NAND Flash Translation Layer) support" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This provides support for the Inverse NAND Flash Translation + Layer which is used on M-Systems' newer DiskOnChip devices. It + uses a kind of pseudo-file system on a flash device to emulate + a block device with 512-byte sectors, on top of which you put + a 'normal' file system. + + You may find that the algorithms used in this code are patented + unless you live in the Free World where software patents aren't + legal - in the USA you are only permitted to use this on DiskOnChip + hardware, although under the terms of the GPL you're obviously + permitted to copy, modify and distribute the code as you wish. Just + not use it. + +config RFD_FTL + tristate "Resident Flash Disk (Flash Translation Layer) support" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This provides support for the flash translation layer known + as the Resident Flash Disk (RFD), as used by the Embedded BIOS + of General Software. There is a blurb at: + + http://www.gensw.com/pages/prod/bios/rfd.htm + +config SSFDC + tristate "NAND SSFDC (SmartMedia) read only translation layer" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + This enables read only access to SmartMedia formatted NAND + flash. You can mount it with FAT file system. + + +config SM_FTL + tristate "SmartMedia/xD new translation layer" + depends on BLOCK + select MTD_BLKDEVS + select MTD_NAND_ECC + help + This enables EXPERIMENTAL R/W support for SmartMedia/xD + FTL (Flash translation layer). + Write support is only lightly tested, therefore this driver + isn't recommended to use with valuable data (anyway if you have + valuable data, do backups regardless of software/hardware you + use, because you never know what will eat your data...) + If you only need R/O access, you can use older R/O driver + (CONFIG_SSFDC) + +config MTD_OOPS + tristate "Log panic/oops to an MTD buffer" + help + This enables panic and oops messages to be logged to a circular + buffer in a flash partition where it can be read back at some + later point. + +config MTD_SWAP + tristate "Swap on MTD device support" + depends on MTD && SWAP + select MTD_BLKDEVS + help + Provides volatile block device driver on top of mtd partition + suitable for swapping. The mapping of written blocks is not saved. + The driver provides wear leveling by storing erase counter into the + OOB. + +config MTD_PARTITIONED_MASTER + bool "Retain master device when partitioned" + default n + depends on MTD + help + For historical reasons, by default, either a master is present or + several partitions are present, but not both. The concern was that + data listed in multiple partitions was dangerous; however, SCSI does + this and it is frequently useful for applications. This config option + leaves the master in even if the device is partitioned. It also makes + the parent of the partition device be the master device, rather than + what lies behind the master. + +source "drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/lpddr/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/spi-nor/Kconfig" + +source "drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig" + +endif # MTD |