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authorEd Bartosh <ed.bartosh@linux.intel.com>2016-10-10 10:50:41 +0300
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2016-10-11 08:26:09 +0100
commit66d4efeb0face5fc8a1755dcd2ed3a611997a04d (patch)
tree38ded50b9e2ee36d9f9337526ca2649d6d34fc4f
parentee16a283d695112236906338887c6eba109c9fb5 (diff)
downloadopenembedded-core-contrib-66d4efeb0face5fc8a1755dcd2ed3a611997a04d.tar.gz
canned-wks: use GPT partition table
According to UEFI specification all EFI platforms must support GUID Partition Table(GPT) disk layout. Here is a list of advantages of using GPT disk layout over the legacy MBR partitioning: - Logical Block Addresses (LBAs) are 64 bits (rather than 32 bits). - Supports many partitions (rather than just four primary partitions). - Provides both a primary and backup partition table for redundancy. - Uses version number and size fields for future expansion. - Uses CRC32 fields for improved data integrity. - Defines a GUID for uniquely identifying each partition. - Uses a GUID and attributes to define partition content type. - Each partition contains a 36 character human readable name. Used GPT partitioning in all EFI kickstart files. Tested result images on NUC, MinnowBoard MAX and MinnowBoard Turbot. Signed-off-by: Ed Bartosh <ed.bartosh@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
-rw-r--r--scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks2
-rw-r--r--scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkgummidisk.wks2
-rw-r--r--scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks2
3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks
index 7c287f72f7..9f534fe184 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
part swap --ondisk sda --size 44 --label swap1 --fstype=swap
-bootloader --timeout=5 --append="rootfstype=ext4 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
+bootloader --ptable gpt --timeout=5 --append="rootfstype=ext4 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkgummidisk.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkgummidisk.wks
index 616d3ced19..f3ae090998 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkgummidisk.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkgummidisk.wks
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
part swap --ondisk sda --size 44 --label swap1 --fstype=swap
-bootloader --timeout=5 --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext4 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
+bootloader --ptable gpt --timeout=5 --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext4 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks
index a49d130618..b900023568 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
part swap --ondisk sda --size 44 --label swap1 --fstype=swap
-bootloader --timeout=5 --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext4 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
+bootloader --ptable gpt --timeout=5 --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext4 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"