[Patch] Add imx51 support into linaro-media-create
Alexander Sack
asac at linaro.org
Thu Sep 30 09:09:22 UTC 2010
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Loïc Minier <loic.minier at linaro.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010, Amit Kucheria wrote:
>> What is the advantage of a non-fs-data partition over just leaving
>> empty space at the beginning of the block device?
>
> That actually marks this space as being in use
Right. So the practical difference is that won't get this space
offered as being free in your preferred partition tool ... reducing
risk that you accidentially wipe u-boot from your SD.
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- Alexander
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