Where is /dev/mtdX on Linux-3.8.0-rc7+

Where is /dev/mtdX on Linux-3.8.0-rc7+

[bill4carson]

Hi, All

It seems "MTD partitioning support" CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS has been deleted some time ago, at least not exist on Linux-3.8.0-rc7+.
And there is no /dev/mtdx neither, so how do I make it happen?

thanks in advance!


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Where is /dev/mtdX on Linux-3.8.0-rc7+

[Yuva Raj]

Hi Bill,

I had a look at the following patchs.
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.commits.head/303418
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2011-May/035368.html
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.mtd/35293


I think the only way to define different partition layout is to pass it as
command line argument to kernel.

Refer this for mtdparts argument description.
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/tree/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c?id=refs/tags/v3.8.7

I am thinking that the device file /dev/mtdx will be present since the char
diver code is still existing in the kernel mainline.(line no 1254)

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/tree/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c?id=refs/tags/v3.8.7




Regards,
Yuva



On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 3:19 PM, bill4carson <bill4carson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, All
>
> It seems "MTD partitioning support" CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS has been deleted
> some time ago, at least not exist on Linux-3.8.0-rc7+.
> And there is no /dev/mtdx neither, so how do I make it happen?
>
> thanks in advance!
>
>
> --
> ?????????,??????????
>
> --bill
>
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