Revert "mvebu: remove linux 4.4 support"
[openwrt/openwrt.git] / target / linux / mvebu / patches-4.4 / 100-find_active_root.patch
diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/patches-4.4/100-find_active_root.patch b/target/linux/mvebu/patches-4.4/100-find_active_root.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..c997f5b
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+The WRT1900AC among other Linksys routers uses a dual-firmware layout.
+Dynamically rename the active partition to "ubi".
+
+Signed-off-by: Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
+
+--- a/drivers/mtd/ofpart.c
++++ b/drivers/mtd/ofpart.c
+@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ static bool node_has_compatible(struct d
+       return of_get_property(pp, "compatible", NULL);
+ }
++static int mangled_rootblock;
++
+ static int parse_ofpart_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
+                                  struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+                                  struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
+@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ static int parse_ofpart_partitions(struc
+       struct device_node *mtd_node;
+       struct device_node *ofpart_node;
+       const char *partname;
++      const char *owrtpart = "ubi";
+       struct device_node *pp;
+       int nr_parts, i, ret = 0;
+       bool dedicated = true;
+@@ -110,9 +113,15 @@ static int parse_ofpart_partitions(struc
+               (*pparts)[i].offset = of_read_number(reg, a_cells);
+               (*pparts)[i].size = of_read_number(reg + a_cells, s_cells);
+-              partname = of_get_property(pp, "label", &len);
+-              if (!partname)
+-                      partname = of_get_property(pp, "name", &len);
++              if (mangled_rootblock && (i == mangled_rootblock)) {
++                              partname = owrtpart;
++              } else {
++                      partname = of_get_property(pp, "label", &len);
++
++                      if (!partname)
++                              partname = of_get_property(pp, "name", &len);
++              }
++
+               (*pparts)[i].name = partname;
+               if (of_get_property(pp, "read-only", &len))
+@@ -215,6 +224,18 @@ static int __init ofpart_parser_init(voi
+       return 0;
+ }
++static int __init active_root(char *str)
++{
++      get_option(&str, &mangled_rootblock);
++
++      if (!mangled_rootblock)
++              return 1;
++
++      return 1;
++}
++
++__setup("mangled_rootblock=", active_root);
++
+ static void __exit ofpart_parser_exit(void)
+ {
+       deregister_mtd_parser(&ofpart_parser);