linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH v2 2/5] docs: block: Document support for read-only partition in cmdline part

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Message-ID: <20240925214544.6114-3-ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 23:45:22 +0200
From: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
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Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 2/5] docs: block: Document support for read-only partition in cmdline part

Document support for read-only partition in cmdline partition for block
devices by appending "ro" after the (partition name).

Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.rst | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.rst b/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.rst
index 530bedff548a..526ba201dddc 100644
--- a/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.rst
+++ b/Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.rst
@@ -39,13 +39,16 @@ blkdevparts=<blkdev-def>[;<blkdev-def>]
     create a link to block device partition with the name "PARTNAME".
     User space application can access partition by partition name.
 
+ro
+    read-only. Flag the partition as read-only.
+
 Example:
 
     eMMC disk names are "mmcblk0" and "mmcblk0boot0".
 
   bootargs::
 
-    'blkdevparts=mmcblk0:1G(data0),1G(data1),-;mmcblk0boot0:1m(boot),-(kernel)'
+    'blkdevparts=mmcblk0:1G(data0),1G(data1),-;mmcblk0boot0:1m(boot)ro,-(kernel)'
 
   dmesg::
 
-- 
2.45.2