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diff --git a/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst b/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst index 8b24b6a645..e9e5183653 100644 --- a/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst +++ b/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst @@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ Available sandbox invocation options include: Map a <file> to barebox. This option can be given multiple times. The <file>s will show up as ``/dev/fd0`` ... ``/dev/fdX`` in the barebox simulator. + How the file is mapped in barebox can be controlled by a number of flags: + + * ``,ro``: The host file is mapped read-only + + * ``,blkdev``: The host file is to be mapped as block device. This is the + default when passing block devices from the host. The file's size must + be a multiple of the barebox sector size of 512 bytes. + + * ``,cdev``: The host file is mapped as character device. This is the default, + unless the the host file is a block device. + + Multiple options can be appended if they don't clash. Literal commas within the + file path can be escaped with a backslash. Example: ``-i './0\,0.hdimg,blkdev,ro'``. + ``-e <file>`` Map <file> to barebox. With this option <file>s are mapped as |