Hi Stephen, > On 08/16/2012 05:15 PM, Stephen Warren wrote: > > This implements the following: > > > > partuuid mmc 0:1 > > -> prints the partition's UUID. > > partuuic mmc 0:1 uuid > > -> sets environment variable "uuid" to the partition's UUID. > > > > This can be useful when writing a bootcmd which searches all known > > devices for something bootable, and then wants the kernel to use the > > same partition as the root device, e.g.: > > > > partuuid ${devtype} ${devnum}:${rootpart} uuid > > setenv bootargs root=PARTUUID=${uuid} ... > > I guess one thing I might mention here: > > I can imagine other partition-oriented commands existing, e.g. a > command to find the bootable partition on a particular storage > device. I'm not sure if we should create a single "part" command with > various sub-options for this, e.g.: > > part uuid mmc 0:1 > part get-bootable mmc 0 >
I'm now working at restoring the GPT (GUID Partition Table) at MMC in u-boot. I plan to implement a separate command - gptrestore However, I think that one single command would be more suitable for this purpose. > or create separate commands: > > partuuid mmc 0:1 > part-get-bootable mmc 0 -- Best regards, Lukasz Majewski Samsung Poland R&D Center | Linux Platform Group _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot