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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst index 49d8149f8d32..2d22ead9520e 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst @@ -45,15 +45,18 @@ blkdev The block device to use. Most of the time, it is a partition of block device. It's required for pstore/blk. It is also used for MTD device. -It accepts the following variants for block device: +When pstore/blk is built as a module, "blkdev" accepts the following variants: -1. <hex_major><hex_minor> device number in hexadecimal represents itself; no - leading 0x, for example b302. -#. /dev/<disk_name> represents the device number of disk +1. /dev/<disk_name> represents the device number of disk #. /dev/<disk_name><decimal> represents the device number of partition - device number of disk plus the partition number #. /dev/<disk_name>p<decimal> - same as the above; this form is used when disk name of partitioned disk ends with a digit. + +When pstore/blk is built into the kernel, "blkdev" accepts the following variants: + +#. <hex_major><hex_minor> device number in hexadecimal representation, + with no leading 0x, for example b302. #. PARTUUID=00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF represents the unique id of a partition if the partition table provides it. The UUID may be either an EFI/GPT UUID, or refer to an MSDOS partition using the format SSSSSSSS-PP, @@ -227,8 +230,5 @@ For developer reference, here are all the important structures and APIs: .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/pstore_zone.h :internal: -.. kernel-doc:: fs/pstore/blk.c - :internal: - .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/pstore_blk.h :internal: |