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Users can now specify target devices\nusing \"N:partition\" format where N is the device number.\n\nDocument usage examples for regular partition operations like\n\"fastboot flash 0:boot boot.img\" and partition table operations\nlike \"fastboot flash 1:gpt gpt.img\". When no device number is\nspecified, the default from CONFIG_FASTBOOT_FLASH_BLOCK_DEVICE_ID\nis used.\n\nReviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@kernel.org>\nSigned-off-by: Balaji Selvanathan <balaji.selvanathan@oss.qualcomm.com>\n---\nChanges in v2:\n- No changes\n---\n doc/android/fastboot.rst | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)", "diff": "diff --git a/doc/android/fastboot.rst b/doc/android/fastboot.rst\nindex 19e2ee9d407..ce3a030e701 100644\n--- a/doc/android/fastboot.rst\n+++ b/doc/android/fastboot.rst\n@@ -147,6 +147,38 @@ The Fastboot implementation in U-Boot allows to write images into disk\n partitions. Target partitions are referred on the host computer by\n their names.\n \n+Device Selection for Block Devices\n+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n+\n+When using ``FASTBOOT_FLASH_BLOCK``, you can specify which block device to\n+target by prefixing the partition name with the device number and a colon.\n+\n+Syntax::\n+\n+ <device_number>:<partition_name>\n+\n+Examples::\n+\n+ fastboot flash 0:boot boot.img # Flash to device 0, partition \"boot\"\n+ fastboot flash 1:system system.img # Flash to device 1, partition \"system\"\n+ fastboot flash 0:gpt gpt.img # Write GPT to device 0\n+ fastboot flash 1:mbr mbr.img # Write MBR to device 1\n+\n+If no device number is specified, the default device from\n+``CONFIG_FASTBOOT_FLASH_BLOCK_DEVICE_ID`` is used::\n+\n+ fastboot flash boot boot.img # Uses default device\n+\n+This syntax is supported for:\n+\n+* Regular partition flashing\n+* GPT partition table updates (``gpt`` or ``N:gpt``)\n+* MBR partition table updates (``mbr`` or ``N:mbr``)\n+* Partition erasing operations\n+\n+Partition Name Formats\n+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n+\n For GPT/EFI the respective partition name is used.\n \n For MBR the partitions are referred by generic names according to the\n@@ -186,6 +218,15 @@ configuration options:\n CONFIG_FASTBOOT_GPT_NAME\n CONFIG_FASTBOOT_MBR_NAME\n \n+When using block devices (``FASTBOOT_FLASH_BLOCK``), you can specify the target\n+device by prefixing with the device number::\n+\n+ fastboot flash 0:gpt gpt.img # Write GPT to device 0\n+ fastboot flash 1:mbr mbr.img # Write MBR to device 1\n+\n+If no device number is specified, the default device from\n+``CONFIG_FASTBOOT_FLASH_BLOCK_DEVICE_ID`` is used.\n+\n In Action\n ---------\n \n", "prefixes": [ "v2", "4/4" ] }