List all prefix currently used for generating FAT partition names. Describe which device class uses which prefix.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com --- doc/usage/partitions.rst | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/usage/partitions.rst b/doc/usage/partitions.rst index 628469bbec9..acf4573097d 100644 --- a/doc/usage/partitions.rst +++ b/doc/usage/partitions.rst @@ -44,9 +44,20 @@ partname <devtype><devletter><partnum>

devtype - A device type like ``mmcsd`` or ``hd``. See the - ``part_set_generic_name`` function in ``disk/part.c`` for a - complete list. + The devtype field is set in dependence of the device class: + + ======= =============== + devtype device class + ======= =============== + hd IDE or SATA + sd SCSI + usbd USB + mmcsd eMMC or SD-card + xx others + ======= =============== + + See the ``part_set_generic_name`` function in ``disk/part.c`` + for the complete list.

devletter The device number as an offset from ``a``. For example, device