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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtdoops: allow MTD selection by name
From: Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@infradead.org>
To: Adrian Hunter <ext-adrian.hunter@nokia.com>
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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:08:47 +0200
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On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 18:21 +0200, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> MTD's have both an index number and a name.  Formerly,
> the MTD selected for mtdoops was done only by index
> number.  With this patch, a name can be used instead.
> 
> For example, the kernel command line:
> 
> 	console=ttyMTD5
> 
> selects MTD 5 for mtdoops.  But now this is also possible:
> 
> 	console=ttyMTD,log
> 
> which selects the MTD named "log" for mtdoops.
> 
> This has the advantage that partitions can be added or
> removed that would affect the MTD index number but not the
> name, without having to then change the kernel command line.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <ext-adrian.hunter@nokia.com>

Acked-by: Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>

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Best regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Битюцкий Артём)