| # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 |
| # |
| # Partition configuration |
| # |
| menu "Partition Types" |
| |
| config PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| bool "Advanced partition selection" |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned under an operating system running on a different |
| architecture than your Linux system. |
| |
| Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the |
| kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all |
| the questions about foreign partitioning schemes. |
| |
| If unsure, say N. |
| |
| config ACORN_PARTITION |
| bool "Acorn partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ARCH_ACORN |
| help |
| Support hard disks partitioned under Acorn operating systems. |
| |
| config ACORN_PARTITION_CUMANA |
| bool "Cumana partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ARCH_ACORN |
| depends on ACORN_PARTITION |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned using the Cumana interface on Acorn machines. |
| |
| config ACORN_PARTITION_EESOX |
| bool "EESOX partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ARCH_ACORN |
| depends on ACORN_PARTITION |
| |
| config ACORN_PARTITION_ICS |
| bool "ICS partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ARCH_ACORN |
| depends on ACORN_PARTITION |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned using the ICS interface on Acorn machines. |
| |
| config ACORN_PARTITION_ADFS |
| bool "Native filecore partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ARCH_ACORN |
| depends on ACORN_PARTITION |
| help |
| The Acorn Disc Filing System is the standard file system of the |
| RiscOS operating system which runs on Acorn's ARM-based Risc PC |
| systems and the Acorn Archimedes range of machines. If you say |
| `Y' here, Linux will support disk partitions created under ADFS. |
| |
| config ACORN_PARTITION_POWERTEC |
| bool "PowerTec partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ARCH_ACORN |
| depends on ACORN_PARTITION |
| help |
| Support reading partition tables created on Acorn machines using |
| the PowerTec SCSI drive. |
| |
| config ACORN_PARTITION_RISCIX |
| bool "RISCiX partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ARCH_ACORN |
| depends on ACORN_PARTITION |
| help |
| Once upon a time, there was a native Unix port for the Acorn series |
| of machines called RISCiX. If you say 'Y' here, Linux will be able |
| to read disks partitioned under RISCiX. |
| |
| config AIX_PARTITION |
| bool "AIX basic partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk |
| partition table format used by IBM or Motorola PowerPC machines |
| running AIX. AIX actually uses a Logical Volume Manager, where |
| "logical volumes" can be spread across one or multiple disks, |
| but this driver works only for the simple case of partitions which |
| are contiguous. |
| Otherwise, say N. |
| |
| config OSF_PARTITION |
| bool "Alpha OSF partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ALPHA |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned on an Alpha machine. |
| |
| config AMIGA_PARTITION |
| bool "Amiga partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if (AMIGA || AFFS_FS=y) |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned under AmigaOS. |
| |
| config ATARI_PARTITION |
| bool "Atari partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if ATARI |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned under the Atari OS. |
| |
| config IBM_PARTITION |
| bool "IBM disk label and partition support" |
| depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && S390 |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk |
| partition table format used by IBM DASD disks operating under CMS. |
| Otherwise, say N. |
| |
| config MAC_PARTITION |
| bool "Macintosh partition map support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if (MAC || PPC_PMAC) |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned on a Macintosh. |
| |
| config MSDOS_PARTITION |
| bool "PC BIOS (MSDOS partition tables) support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y |
| help |
| Say Y here. |
| |
| config BSD_DISKLABEL |
| bool "BSD disklabel (FreeBSD partition tables) support" |
| depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION |
| help |
| FreeBSD uses its own hard disk partition scheme on your PC. It |
| requires only one entry in the primary partition table of your disk |
| and manages it similarly to DOS extended partitions, putting in its |
| first sector a new partition table in BSD disklabel format. Saying Y |
| here allows you to read these disklabels and further mount FreeBSD |
| partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS |
| file system support", above. If you don't know what all this is |
| about, say N. |
| |
| config MINIX_SUBPARTITION |
| bool "Minix subpartition support" |
| depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION |
| help |
| Minix 2.0.0/2.0.2 subpartition table support for Linux. |
| Say Y here if you want to mount and use Minix 2.0.0/2.0.2 |
| subpartitions. |
| |
| config SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION |
| bool "Solaris (x86) partition table support" |
| depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION |
| help |
| Like most systems, Solaris x86 uses its own hard disk partition |
| table format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you |
| to read these partition tables and further mount Solaris x86 |
| partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS |
| file system support", above. |
| |
| config UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL |
| bool "Unixware slices support" |
| depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION |
| help |
| Like some systems, UnixWare uses its own slice table inside a |
| partition (VTOC - Virtual Table of Contents). Its format is |
| incompatible with all other OSes. Saying Y here allows you to read |
| VTOC and further mount UnixWare partitions read-only from within |
| Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS file system support" or |
| "System V and Coherent file system support", above. |
| |
| This is mainly used to carry data from a UnixWare box to your |
| Linux box via a removable medium like magneto-optical, ZIP or |
| removable IDE drives. Note, however, that a good portable way to |
| transport files and directories between unixes (and even other |
| operating systems) is given by the tar program ("man tar" or |
| preferably "info tar"). |
| |
| If you don't know what all this is about, say N. |
| |
| config LDM_PARTITION |
| bool "Windows Logical Disk Manager (Dynamic Disk) support" |
| depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned using Windows 2000's/XP's or Vista's Logical Disk |
| Manager. They are also known as "Dynamic Disks". |
| |
| Note this driver only supports Dynamic Disks with a protective MBR |
| label, i.e. DOS partition table. It does not support GPT labelled |
| Dynamic Disks yet as can be created with Vista. |
| |
| Windows 2000 introduced the concept of Dynamic Disks to get around |
| the limitations of the PC's partitioning scheme. The Logical Disk |
| Manager allows the user to repartition a disk and create spanned, |
| mirrored, striped or RAID volumes, all without the need for |
| rebooting. |
| |
| Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000, XP, |
| and Vista. |
| |
| For a fuller description read <file:Documentation/admin-guide/ldm.rst>. |
| |
| If unsure, say N. |
| |
| config LDM_DEBUG |
| bool "Windows LDM extra logging" |
| depends on LDM_PARTITION |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like LDM to log verbosely. This could be |
| helpful if the driver doesn't work as expected and you'd like to |
| report a bug. |
| |
| If unsure, say N. |
| |
| config SGI_PARTITION |
| bool "SGI partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if DEFAULT_SGI_PARTITION |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk |
| partition table format used by SGI machines. |
| |
| config ULTRIX_PARTITION |
| bool "Ultrix partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if MACH_DECSTATION |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk |
| partition table format used by DEC (now Compaq) Ultrix machines. |
| Otherwise, say N. |
| |
| config SUN_PARTITION |
| bool "Sun partition tables support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if (SPARC || SUN3 || SUN3X) |
| help |
| Like most systems, SunOS uses its own hard disk partition table |
| format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you to |
| read these partition tables and further mount SunOS partitions from |
| within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS file system support", |
| above. This is mainly used to carry data from a SPARC under SunOS to |
| your Linux box via a removable medium like magneto-optical or ZIP |
| drives; note however that a good portable way to transport files and |
| directories between unixes (and even other operating systems) is |
| given by the tar program ("man tar" or preferably "info tar"). If |
| you don't know what all this is about, say N. |
| |
| config KARMA_PARTITION |
| bool "Karma Partition support" |
| depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to mount the Rio Karma MP3 player, as it |
| uses a proprietary partition table. |
| |
| config EFI_PARTITION |
| bool "EFI GUID Partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y |
| select CRC32 |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which |
| were partitioned using EFI GPT. |
| |
| config SYSV68_PARTITION |
| bool "SYSV68 partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| default y if VME |
| help |
| Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk |
| partition table format used by Motorola Delta machines (using |
| sysv68). |
| Otherwise, say N. |
| |
| config CMDLINE_PARTITION |
| bool "Command line partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want to read the partition table from bootargs. |
| The format for the command line is just like mtdparts. |
| |
| config OF_PARTITION |
| bool "Device Tree partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED |
| depends on OF |
| help |
| Say Y here if you want to enable support for partition table |
| defined in Device Tree. (mainly for eMMC) |
| The format for the device tree node is just like MTD fixed-partition |
| schema. |
| |
| endmenu |
