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Date:   Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:07:36 +0300
From:   Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
To:     "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@gmail.com>
Cc:     "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@google.com>,
        Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@microchip.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: controllers: intel-spi: Add support for
 command line partitions
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On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 08:26:11AM -0700, Ronald G. Minnich wrote:
> On Intel platforms, the usable SPI area is located several
> MiB in from the start, to leave room for descriptors and
> the Management Engine binary. Further, not all the remaining
> space can be used, as the last 16 MiB contains firmware.
> 
> To make the SPI usable for mtdblock and other devices,
> it is necessary to enable command line partitions so the
> middle usable region can be specified.
> 
> Add a part_probes array which includes only "cmdelineparts",
> and change to mtd_device_parse_register to use this part_probes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich@google.com>

Reviewed-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>