[PATCH android/device/linaro/beagleboard] Add vold.fstab

[Alexander Sack]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Jeremy Chang <jeremy.chang at linaro.org> wrote:
> Same time, we could rethink the partition layout,
> Partition layout is wikied at
> https://wiki.linaro.org/Platform/Android/DevBoards.
> The original partition layout define is from
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/linaro-image-tools/+bug/724207
>
> Regarding to the partition offset for our validation farm install, we
> may need to have two more partitions for testboot and testrootfs as
> Paul suggested and adjust the partition offset to fit better.
>
> I think the sdcard partition should be vfat format instead of ext4, at
> least for now as I know, vold only supports vfat format.
>
> For the hardcoded vold.fstab, somehow we need to modify the vold for
> using the "by-partition-name" way in vold.fstab and the init as well.
>
> To me, vold.fstab is hardcoded so it's put under device/linaro/beagleboard,
>
> For "by-name" way, I think it may could not be that urgent to support
> this, or we should just spend time and send a patch for this to AOSP.?

I don't want testboot and testrootfs partition to be on normal
installs ... just in the validation farm. I would really prefer if we
get by-name sent to AOSP asap. But I don't understand why by-name
support would be less reasonable for vold than for init. Can you
elaborate?

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 - Alexander