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This enables operations like \"fastboot flash\ngpt gpt.img\" and \"fastboot flash mbr mbr.img\" for block devices.\n\nPatch 4 documents the new syntax with usage examples.\n\nCI test results\n---------------\n https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/pull/941/checks\n\tAll checks have passed\n\nSigned-off-by: Balaji Selvanathan <balaji.selvanathan@oss.qualcomm.com>\n---\nChanges in v2:\n- Seperate adding device selection syntax and GPT/MBR flashing support\n into seperate patches.\n- Introduce common helper functions such as\n fastboot_flash_gpt_partition_table and\n fastboot_flash_mbr_partition_table functions that can be used both\n in fb_mmc.c and fb_block.c fot GPT and MBR flashing.\n- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/20260410-fb_block-v1-0-68f0c976fe0e@oss.qualcomm.com/\n\n---\nBalaji Selvanathan (4):\n fastboot: block: Add device selection syntax\n fastboot: Add GPT/MBR partition table flashing helper functions\n fastboot: block: Add GPT/MBR partition table flashing support\n doc: fastboot: Document block device selection syntax\n\n doc/android/fastboot.rst | 41 +++++++++++++++++\n drivers/fastboot/Kconfig | 4 +-\n drivers/fastboot/fb_block.c | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--\n drivers/fastboot/fb_common.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n drivers/fastboot/fb_mmc.c | 49 +++------------------\n include/fastboot-internal.h | 30 +++++++++++++\n 6 files changed, 272 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)\n---\nbase-commit: 9f61fd5b80a43ae20ba115e3a2933d47d720ab82\nchange-id: 20260427-fb_gpt-86d7d6595dad\n\nBest regards," }