From 73d533b2441e862f5d946883356f9a69f09d1422 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heinrich Schuchardt Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:01:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: improve description of FAT partition name generation List all prefix currently used for generating FAT partition names. Describe which device class uses which prefix. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt --- doc/usage/partitions.rst | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/usage/partitions.rst b/doc/usage/partitions.rst index 628469bbec..acf4573097 100644 --- a/doc/usage/partitions.rst +++ b/doc/usage/partitions.rst @@ -44,9 +44,20 @@ partname devtype - A device type like ``mmcsd`` or ``hd``. See the - ``part_set_generic_name`` function in ``disk/part.c`` for a - complete list. + The devtype field is set in dependence of the device class: + + ======= =============== + devtype device class + ======= =============== + hd IDE or SATA + sd SCSI + usbd USB + mmcsd eMMC or SD-card + xx others + ======= =============== + + See the ``part_set_generic_name`` function in ``disk/part.c`` + for the complete list. devletter The device number as an offset from ``a``. For example, device -- 2.39.5