linux-kernel - [PATCH] init/do_mounts.c: add maj:min syntax comment

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Date:	Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:54:54 -0700
From:	Sebastian Capella <sebastian.capella@...aro.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, trivial@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	patches@...aro.org,
	Sebastian Capella <sebastian.capella@...aro.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: [PATCH] init/do_mounts.c: add maj:min syntax comment

The name_to_dev_t function has a comment block which lists the
supported syntaxes for the device name.  Add a bullet for
the <major>:<minor> syntax, which is already supported in the code

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Capella <sebastian.capella@...aro.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 init/do_mounts.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
index 816014c..89dc3a6 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts.c
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ done:
  *	   is a zero-filled hex representation of the 1-based partition number.
  *	7) PARTUUID=<UUID>/PARTNROFF=<int> to select a partition in relation to
  *	   a partition with a known unique id.
+ *	8) <major>:<minor> major and minor number of the device separated by
+ *	   a colon.
  *
  *	If name doesn't have fall into the categories above, we return (0,0).
  *	block_class is used to check if something is a disk name. If the disk
-- 
1.7.9.5

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