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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst index 296d5027787a..1bb2a1c292aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module parameters have priority over Kconfig. Here is an example for module parameters:: - pstore_blk.blkdev=179:7 pstore_blk.kmsg_size=64 + pstore_blk.blkdev=/dev/mmcblk0p7 pstore_blk.kmsg_size=64 best_effort=y The detail of each configurations may be of interest to you. @@ -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, @@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ kmsg_size ~~~~~~~~~ The chunk size in KB for oops/panic front-end. It **MUST** be a multiple of 4. -It's optional if you do not care oops/panic log. +It's optional if you do not care about the oops/panic log. There are multiple chunks for oops/panic front-end depending on the remaining space except other pstore front-ends. @@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ pmsg_size ~~~~~~~~~ The chunk size in KB for pmsg front-end. It **MUST** be a multiple of 4. -It's optional if you do not care pmsg log. +It's optional if you do not care about the pmsg log. Unlike oops/panic front-end, there is only one chunk for pmsg front-end. @@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ console_size ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The chunk size in KB for console front-end. It **MUST** be a multiple of 4. -It's optional if you do not care console log. +It's optional if you do not care about the console log. Similar to pmsg front-end, there is only one chunk for console front-end. @@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ ftrace_size ~~~~~~~~~~~ The chunk size in KB for ftrace front-end. It **MUST** be a multiple of 4. -It's optional if you do not care console log. +It's optional if you do not care about the ftrace log. Similar to oops front-end, there are multiple chunks for ftrace front-end depending on the count of cpu processors. Each chunk size is equal to @@ -151,20 +154,11 @@ otherwise KMSG_DUMP_MAX. Configurations for driver ------------------------- -Only a block device driver cares about these configurations. A block device -driver uses ``register_pstore_blk`` to register to pstore/blk. - -.. kernel-doc:: fs/pstore/blk.c - :identifiers: register_pstore_blk - -A non-block device driver uses ``register_pstore_device`` with +A device driver uses ``register_pstore_device`` with ``struct pstore_device_info`` to register to pstore/blk. .. kernel-doc:: fs/pstore/blk.c - :identifiers: register_pstore_device - -.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/pstore_blk.h - :identifiers: pstore_device_info + :export: Compression and header ---------------------- @@ -236,8 +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 - :export: - .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/pstore_blk.h :internal: |