mmc: boot partition ro lock support

[linux-2.6-block.git] / Documentation / mmc / mmc-dev-parts.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt b/Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt
index 2db28b8e662fc870a0f63066c39ff24b1666eafa..f08d078d43cff58e7ab939dae1f1108f7c3a517b 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt
+++ b/Documentation/mmc/mmc-dev-parts.txt
@@ -25,3 +25,16 @@ echo 0 > /sys/block/mmcblkXbootY/force_ro
 To re-enable read-only access:
 
 echo 1 > /sys/block/mmcblkXbootY/force_ro
+
+The boot partitions can also be locked read only until the next power on,
+with:
+
+echo 1 > /sys/block/mmcblkXbootY/ro_lock_until_next_power_on
+
+This is a feature of the card and not of the kernel. If the card does
+not support boot partition locking, the file will not exist. If the
+feature has been disabled on the card, the file will be read-only.
+
+The boot partitions can also be locked permanently, but this feature is
+not accessible through sysfs in order to avoid accidental or malicious
+bricking.