1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 #
3 # Partition configuration
4 #
5 menu "Partition Types"
6
7 config PARTITION_ADVANCED
8 bool "Advanced partition selection"
9 help
10 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
11 were partitioned under an operating system running on a different
12 architecture than your Linux system.
13
14 Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
15 kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
16 the questions about foreign partitioning schemes.
17
18 If unsure, say N.
19
20 config ACORN_PARTITION
21 bool "Acorn partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
22 default y if ARCH_ACORN
23 help
24 Support hard disks partitioned under Acorn operating systems.
25
26 config ACORN_PARTITION_CUMANA
27 bool "Cumana partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
28 default y if ARCH_ACORN
29 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
30 help
31 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
32 were partitioned using the Cumana interface on Acorn machines.
33
34 config ACORN_PARTITION_EESOX
35 bool "EESOX partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
36 default y if ARCH_ACORN
37 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
38
39 config ACORN_PARTITION_ICS
40 bool "ICS partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
41 default y if ARCH_ACORN
42 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
43 help
44 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
45 were partitioned using the ICS interface on Acorn machines.
46
47 config ACORN_PARTITION_ADFS
48 bool "Native filecore partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
49 default y if ARCH_ACORN
50 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
51 help
52 The Acorn Disc Filing System is the standard file system of the
53 RiscOS operating system which runs on Acorn's ARM-based Risc PC
54 systems and the Acorn Archimedes range of machines. If you say
55 `Y' here, Linux will support disk partitions created under ADFS.
56
57 config ACORN_PARTITION_POWERTEC
58 bool "PowerTec partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
59 default y if ARCH_ACORN
60 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
61 help
62 Support reading partition tables created on Acorn machines using
63 the PowerTec SCSI drive.
64
65 config ACORN_PARTITION_RISCIX
66 bool "RISCiX partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
67 default y if ARCH_ACORN
68 depends on ACORN_PARTITION
69 help
70 Once upon a time, there was a native Unix port for the Acorn series
71 of machines called RISCiX. If you say 'Y' here, Linux will be able
72 to read disks partitioned under RISCiX.
73
74 config AIX_PARTITION
75 bool "AIX basic partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
76 help
77 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
78 partition table format used by IBM or Motorola PowerPC machines
79 running AIX. AIX actually uses a Logical Volume Manager, where
80 "logical volumes" can be spread across one or multiple disks,
81 but this driver works only for the simple case of partitions which
82 are contiguous.
83 Otherwise, say N.
84
85 config OSF_PARTITION
86 bool "Alpha OSF partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
87 default y if ALPHA
88 help
89 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
90 were partitioned on an Alpha machine.
91
92 config AMIGA_PARTITION
93 bool "Amiga partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
94 default y if (AMIGA || AFFS_FS=y)
95 help
96 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
97 were partitioned under AmigaOS.
98
99 config ATARI_PARTITION
100 bool "Atari partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
101 default y if ATARI
102 help
103 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
104 were partitioned under the Atari OS.
105
106 config IBM_PARTITION
107 bool "IBM disk label and partition support"
108 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && S390
109 help
110 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
111 partition table format used by IBM DASD disks operating under CMS.
112 Otherwise, say N.
113
114 config MAC_PARTITION
115 bool "Macintosh partition map support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
116 default y if (MAC || PPC_PMAC)
117 help
118 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
119 were partitioned on a Macintosh.
120
121 config MSDOS_PARTITION
122 bool "PC BIOS (MSDOS partition tables) support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
123 default y
124 help
125 Say Y here.
126
127 config BSD_DISKLABEL
128 bool "BSD disklabel (FreeBSD partition tables) support"
129 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
130 help
131 FreeBSD uses its own hard disk partition scheme on your PC. It
132 requires only one entry in the primary partition table of your disk
133 and manages it similarly to DOS extended partitions, putting in its
134 first sector a new partition table in BSD disklabel format. Saying Y
135 here allows you to read these disklabels and further mount FreeBSD
136 partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS
137 file system support", above. If you don't know what all this is
138 about, say N.
139
140 config MINIX_SUBPARTITION
141 bool "Minix subpartition support"
142 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
143 help
144 Minix 2.0.0/2.0.2 subpartition table support for Linux.
145 Say Y here if you want to mount and use Minix 2.0.0/2.0.2
146 subpartitions.
147
148 config SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION
149 bool "Solaris (x86) partition table support"
150 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
151 help
152 Like most systems, Solaris x86 uses its own hard disk partition
153 table format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you
154 to read these partition tables and further mount Solaris x86
155 partitions from within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS
156 file system support", above.
157
158 config UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL
159 bool "Unixware slices support"
160 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED && MSDOS_PARTITION
161 help
162 Like some systems, UnixWare uses its own slice table inside a
163 partition (VTOC - Virtual Table of Contents). Its format is
164 incompatible with all other OSes. Saying Y here allows you to read
165 VTOC and further mount UnixWare partitions read-only from within
166 Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS file system support" or
167 "System V and Coherent file system support", above.
168
169 This is mainly used to carry data from a UnixWare box to your
170 Linux box via a removable medium like magneto-optical, ZIP or
171 removable IDE drives. Note, however, that a good portable way to
172 transport files and directories between unixes (and even other
173 operating systems) is given by the tar program ("man tar" or
174 preferably "info tar").
175
176 If you don't know what all this is about, say N.
177
178 config LDM_PARTITION
179 bool "Windows Logical Disk Manager (Dynamic Disk) support"
180 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED
181 help
182 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
183 were partitioned using Windows 2000's/XP's or Vista's Logical Disk
184 Manager. They are also known as "Dynamic Disks".
185
186 Note this driver only supports Dynamic Disks with a protective MBR
187 label, i.e. DOS partition table. It does not support GPT labelled
188 Dynamic Disks yet as can be created with Vista.
189
190 Windows 2000 introduced the concept of Dynamic Disks to get around
191 the limitations of the PC's partitioning scheme. The Logical Disk
192 Manager allows the user to repartition a disk and create spanned,
193 mirrored, striped or RAID volumes, all without the need for
194 rebooting.
195
196 Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000, XP,
197 and Vista.
198
199 For a fuller description read <file:Documentation/admin-guide/ldm.rst>.
200
201 If unsure, say N.
202
203 config LDM_DEBUG
204 bool "Windows LDM extra logging"
205 depends on LDM_PARTITION
206 help
207 Say Y here if you would like LDM to log verbosely. This could be
208 helpful if the driver doesn't work as expected and you'd like to
209 report a bug.
210
211 If unsure, say N.
212
213 config SGI_PARTITION
214 bool "SGI partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
215 default y if DEFAULT_SGI_PARTITION
216 help
217 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
218 partition table format used by SGI machines.
219
220 config ULTRIX_PARTITION
221 bool "Ultrix partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
222 default y if MACH_DECSTATION
223 help
224 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
225 partition table format used by DEC (now Compaq) Ultrix machines.
226 Otherwise, say N.
227
228 config SUN_PARTITION
229 bool "Sun partition tables support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
230 default y if (SPARC || SUN3 || SUN3X)
231 help
232 Like most systems, SunOS uses its own hard disk partition table
233 format, incompatible with all others. Saying Y here allows you to
234 read these partition tables and further mount SunOS partitions from
235 within Linux if you have also said Y to "UFS file system support",
236 above. This is mainly used to carry data from a SPARC under SunOS to
237 your Linux box via a removable medium like magneto-optical or ZIP
238 drives; note however that a good portable way to transport files and
239 directories between unixes (and even other operating systems) is
240 given by the tar program ("man tar" or preferably "info tar"). If
241 you don't know what all this is about, say N.
242
243 config KARMA_PARTITION
244 bool "Karma Partition support"
245 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED
246 help
247 Say Y here if you would like to mount the Rio Karma MP3 player, as it
248 uses a proprietary partition table.
249
250 config EFI_PARTITION
251 bool "EFI GUID Partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
252 default y
253 select CRC32
254 help
255 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
256 were partitioned using EFI GPT.
257
258 config SYSV68_PARTITION
259 bool "SYSV68 partition table support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
260 default y if VME
261 help
262 Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk
263 partition table format used by Motorola Delta machines (using
264 sysv68).
265 Otherwise, say N.
266
267 config CMDLINE_PARTITION
268 bool "Command line partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED
269 help
270 Say Y here if you want to read the partition table from bootargs.
271 The format for the command line is just like mtdparts.
272
273 endmenu
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