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@@ -99,11 +99,16 @@ config BLK_DEV_THROTTLING
See Documentation/cgroups/blkio-controller.txt for more information.
-config CMDLINE_PARSER
+config BLK_CMDLINE_PARSER
bool "Block device command line partition parser"
default n
---help---
- Parsing command line, get the partitions information.
+ Enabling this option allows you to specify the partition layout from
+ the kernel boot args. This is typically of use for embedded devices
+ which don't otherwise have any standardized method for listing the
+ partitions on a block device.
+
+ See Documentation/block/cmdline-partition.txt for more information.
menu "Partition Types"