block/partitions/Kconfig

   1 #
   2 # Partition configuration
   3 #
   4 config PARTITION_ADVANCED
   5         bool "Advanced partition selection"
   6         help
   7           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
   8           were partitioned under an operating system running on a different
   9           architecture than your Linux system.
  10
  11           Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
  12           kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
  13           the questions about foreign partitioning schemes.
  14
  15           If unsure, say N.
  16
  17 config ACORN_PARTITION
  18         bool "Acorn partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  19         default y if ARCH_ACORN
  20         help
  21           Support hard disks partitioned under Acorn operating systems.
  22
  23 config ACORN_PARTITION_CUMANA
  24         bool "Cumana partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  25         default y if ARCH_ACORN
  26         depends on ACORN_PARTITION
  27         help
  28           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
  29           were partitioned using the Cumana interface on Acorn machines.
  30
  31 config ACORN_PARTITION_EESOX
  32         bool "EESOX partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  33         default y if ARCH_ACORN
  34         depends on ACORN_PARTITION
  35
  36 config ACORN_PARTITION_ICS
  37         bool "ICS partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  38         default y if ARCH_ACORN
  39         depends on ACORN_PARTITION
  40         help
  41           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
  42           were partitioned using the ICS interface on Acorn machines.
  43
  44 config ACORN_PARTITION_ADFS
  45         bool "Native filecore partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  46         default y if ARCH_ACORN
  47         depends on ACORN_PARTITION
  48         help
  49           The Acorn Disc Filing System is the standard file system of the
  50           RiscOS operating system which runs on Acorn's ARM-based Risc PC
  51           systems and the Acorn Archimedes range of machines.  If you say
  52           `Y' here, Linux will support disk partitions created under ADFS.
  53
  54 config ACORN_PARTITION_POWERTEC
  55         bool "PowerTec partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  56         default y if ARCH_ACORN
  57         depends on ACORN_PARTITION
  58         help
  59           Support reading partition tables created on Acorn machines using
  60           the PowerTec SCSI drive.
  61
  62 config ACORN_PARTITION_RISCIX
  63         bool "RISCiX partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  64         default y if ARCH_ACORN
  65         depends on ACORN_PARTITION
  66         help
  67           Once upon a time, there was a native Unix port for the Acorn series
  68           of machines called RISCiX.  If you say 'Y' here, Linux will be able
  69           to read disks partitioned under RISCiX.
  70
  71 config AIX_PARTITION
  72         bool "AIX basic partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  73         help
  74           Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
  75           partition table format used by IBM or Motorola PowerPC machines
  76           running AIX.  AIX actually uses a Logical Volume Manager, where
  77           "logical volumes" can be spread across one or multiple disks,
  78           but this driver works only for the simple case of partitions which
  79           are contiguous.
  80           Otherwise, say N.
  81
  82 config OSF_PARTITION
  83         bool "Alpha OSF partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  84         default y if ALPHA
  85         help
  86           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
  87           were partitioned on an Alpha machine.
  88
  89 config AMIGA_PARTITION
  90         bool "Amiga partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  91         default y if (AMIGA || AFFS_FS=y)
  92         help
  93           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
  94           were partitioned under AmigaOS.
  95
  96 config ATARI_PARTITION
  97         bool "Atari partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
  98         default y if ATARI
  99         help
 100           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
 101           were partitioned under the Atari OS.
 102
 103 config IBM_PARTITION
 104         bool "IBM disk label and partition support"
 105         depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && S390
 106         help
 107           Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
 108           partition table format used by IBM DASD disks operating under CMS.
 109           Otherwise, say N.
 110
 111 config MAC_PARTITION
 112         bool "Macintosh partition map support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
 113         default y if (MAC || PPC_PMAC)
 114         help
 115           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
 116           were partitioned on a Macintosh.
 117
 118 config MSDOS_PARTITION
 119         bool "PC BIOS (MSDOS partition tables) support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
 120         default y
 121         help
 122           Say Y here.
 123
 124 config BSD_DISKLABEL
 125         bool "BSD disklabel (FreeBSD partition tables) support"
 126         depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
 127         help
 128           FreeBSD uses its own hard disk partition scheme on your PC. It
 129           requires only one entry in the primary partition table of your disk
 130           and manages it similarly to DOS extended partitions, putting in its
 131           first sector a new partition table in BSD disklabel format. Saying Y
 132           here allows you to read these disklabels and further mount FreeBSD
 133           partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS
 134           file system support", above. If you don't know what all this is
 135           about, say N.
 136
 137 config MINIX_SUBPARTITION
 138         bool "Minix subpartition support"
 139         depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
 140         help
 141           Minix 2.0.0/2.0.2 subpartition table support for Linux.
 142           Say Y here if you want to mount and use Minix 2.0.0/2.0.2
 143           subpartitions.
 144
 145 config SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION
 146         bool "Solaris (x86) partition table support"
 147         depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
 148         help
 149           Like most systems, Solaris x86 uses its own hard disk partition
 150           table format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you
 151           to read these partition tables and further mount Solaris x86
 152           partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS
 153           file system support", above.
 154
 155 config UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL
 156         bool "Unixware slices support"
 157         depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
 158         ---help---
 159           Like some systems, UnixWare uses its own slice table inside a
 160           partition (VTOC - Virtual Table of Contents). Its format is
 161           incompatible with all other OSes. Saying Y here allows you to read
 162           VTOC and further mount UnixWare partitions read-only from within
 163           Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS file system support" or
 164           "System V and Coherent file system support", above.
 165
 166           This is mainly used to carry data from a UnixWare box to your
 167           Linux box via a removable medium like magneto-optical, ZIP or
 168           removable IDE drives. Note, however, that a good portable way to
 169           transport files and directories between unixes (and even other
 170           operating systems) is given by the tar program ("man tar" or
 171           preferably "info tar").
 172
 173           If you don't know what all this is about, say N.
 174
 175 config LDM_PARTITION
 176         bool "Windows Logical Disk Manager (Dynamic Disk) support"
 177         depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED
 178         ---help---
 179           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
 180           were partitioned using Windows 2000's/XP's or Vista's Logical Disk
 181           Manager.  They are also known as "Dynamic Disks".
 182
 183           Note this driver only supports Dynamic Disks with a protective MBR
 184           label, i.e. DOS partition table.  It does not support GPT labelled
 185           Dynamic Disks yet as can be created with Vista.
 186
 187           Windows 2000 introduced the concept of Dynamic Disks to get around
 188           the limitations of the PC's partitioning scheme.  The Logical Disk
 189           Manager allows the user to repartition a disk and create spanned,
 190           mirrored, striped or RAID volumes, all without the need for
 191           rebooting.
 192
 193           Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000, XP,
 194           and Vista.
 195
 196           For a fuller description read <file:Documentation/ldm.txt>.
 197
 198           If unsure, say N.
 199
 200 config LDM_DEBUG
 201         bool "Windows LDM extra logging"
 202         depends on LDM_PARTITION
 203         help
 204           Say Y here if you would like LDM to log verbosely.  This could be
 205           helpful if the driver doesn't work as expected and you'd like to
 206           report a bug.
 207
 208           If unsure, say N.
 209
 210 config SGI_PARTITION
 211         bool "SGI partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
 212         default y if DEFAULT_SGI_PARTITION
 213         help
 214           Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
 215           partition table format used by SGI machines.
 216
 217 config ULTRIX_PARTITION
 218         bool "Ultrix partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
 219         default y if MACH_DECSTATION
 220         help
 221           Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
 222           partition table format used by DEC (now Compaq) Ultrix machines.
 223           Otherwise, say N.
 224
 225 config SUN_PARTITION
 226         bool "Sun partition tables support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
 227         default y if (SPARC || SUN3 || SUN3X)
 228         ---help---
 229           Like most systems, SunOS uses its own hard disk partition table
 230           format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you to
 231           read these partition tables and further mount SunOS partitions from
 232           within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS file system support",
 233           above. This is mainly used to carry data from a SPARC under SunOS to
 234           your Linux box via a removable medium like magneto-optical or ZIP
 235           drives; note however that a good portable way to transport files and
 236           directories between unixes (and even other operating systems) is
 237           given by the tar program ("man tar" or preferably "info tar"). If
 238           you don't know what all this is about, say N.
 239
 240 config KARMA_PARTITION
 241         bool "Karma Partition support"
 242         depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED
 243         help
 244           Say Y here if you would like to mount the Rio Karma MP3 player, as it
 245           uses a proprietary partition table.
 246
 247 config EFI_PARTITION
 248         bool "EFI GUID Partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
 249         default y
 250         select CRC32
 251         help
 252           Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
 253           were partitioned using EFI GPT.
 254
 255 config SYSV68_PARTITION
 256         bool "SYSV68 partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
 257         default y if VME
 258         help
 259           Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
 260           partition table format used by Motorola Delta machines (using
 261           sysv68).
 262           Otherwise, say N.
 263
 264 config CMDLINE_PARTITION
 265         bool "Command line partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
 266         select BLK_CMDLINE_PARSER
 267         help
 268           Say Y here if you want to read the partition table from bootargs.
 269           The format for the command line is just like mtdparts.