linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] partitions/Kconfig: add the AIX

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Message-Id: <1366924229-21569-6-git-send-email-phdm@macqel.be>
Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:10:29 +0200
From:	Philippe De Muyter <phdm@...qel.be>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Philippe De Muyter <phdm@...qel.be>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] partitions/Kconfig: 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@...qel.be>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
---
 block/partitions/Kconfig |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/partitions/Kconfig b/block/partitions/Kconfig
index 75a54e1..4cebb2f 100644
--- a/block/partitions/Kconfig
+++ b/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
-- 
1.7.1

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