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| author | Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> | 2012-03-19 17:02:01 -0700 |
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| committer | Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> | 2012-03-19 17:02:01 -0700 |
| commit | 10ce3cc919f50c2043b41ca968b43c26a3672600 (patch) | |
| tree | ea409366a5208aced495bc0516a08b81fd43222e /Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt | |
| parent | 24e3e5ae1e4c2a3a32f5b1f96b4e3fd721806acd (diff) | |
| parent | 5c6a7a62c130afef3d61c1dee153012231ff5cd9 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'next' into for-linus
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diff --git a/Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt b/Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt index 2db28b8e662..f08d078d43c 100644 --- a/Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt +++ b/Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt @@ -25,3 +25,16 @@ echo 0 > /sys/block/mmcblkXbootY/force_ro To re-enable read-only access: echo 1 > /sys/block/mmcblkXbootY/force_ro + +The boot partitions can also be locked read only until the next power on, +with: + +echo 1 > /sys/block/mmcblkXbootY/ro_lock_until_next_power_on + +This is a feature of the card and not of the kernel. If the card does +not support boot partition locking, the file will not exist. If the +feature has been disabled on the card, the file will be read-only. + +The boot partitions can also be locked permanently, but this feature is +not accessible through sysfs in order to avoid accidental or malicious +bricking. |