[PATCH v2] cmd: mmc: allow use of hardware partition names for mmc partconf

[Dragan Simic]

On 2024-04-27 09:25, Dragan Simic wrote:
> On 2024-04-26 19:36, Tim Harvey wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 10:25 AM Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
>>> On 4/26/24 7:12 PM, Tim Harvey wrote:
>>> > +static const char *mmc_partnames[] = {
>>> > +     "user",
>>> > +     "boot0",
>>> > +     "boot1",
>>> > +     "gp1",
>>> > +     "gp2",
>>> > +     "gp3",
>>> > +     "gp4",
>>> 
>>> Uh, maybe gp%d are indexed from zero too ?
>>> 
>>> (sorry for the confusion)
>> 
>> but 'mmc hwpartition' does not list them 0 based:
>> u-boot=> mmc hwpartition
>> switch to partitions #0, OK
>> mmc2(part 0) is current device
>> Partition configuration:
>>         No enhanced user data area
>>         No GP1 partition
>>         No GP2 partition
>>         No GP3 partition
>>         No GP4 partition
>> 
>> I'm ok with either, I'm just not sure what is more understandable and 
>> standard.
> 
> I can confirm that JEDEC also starts the numbering of the GP
> partitions from one in some of its documents.
> 
> Though, it's a bit intriguing why the numbering of the boot
> partitions starts from zero.  Perhaps there's some good reason
> for that difference.

Hmm, it seems that JEDEC actually starts the numbering of the boot
partitions from one in some of its documents, instead of starting
from zero.  I'll try to research that better.