QUERY · ISSUE

ESP32: feature request Partition

openby chrisovergaauwopened 2022-03-04updated 2024-09-08

enhancementport-esp32

related to: #8380

it would be nice if Partition.get_next_update() would also accept the block_size argument.
This way you won't be locked in to a certain block_size after initial deployment when doing OTA updates.

CANDIDATE · ISSUE

RP2350 Partitions

openby cfpwastakenopened 2024-11-26updated 2025-03-03

enhancementport-rp2

Description

As the new RP2350 chip now supports partition tables (5.1.2 in the datasheet) and writing to them for A/B versioning and more, this should be supported by micropython.
It could be implemented like the ESP32 Partitions and probably should be for feature parity.

Code Size

Not sure, but putting it behind a compiler toggle sure wouldn't hurt. But since the Pico has plenty of storage anyway, it could also just be enabled by default.

Implementation

I hope the MicroPython maintainers or community will implement this feature, I intend to implement this feature and would submit a Pull Request if desirable

Code of Conduct

Yes, I agree

Assessment

Q Qwen · high

Both issues are feature requests related to partition management in MicroPython, but they target different ports and address different specific needs. Issue #8382 requests adding a block_size argument to the existing ESP32 Partition.get_next_update() method to support flexible OTA updates. Issue #16307 requests implementing partition table support for the RP2350 port (which doesn't have it yet), similar to ESP32's existing implementation. While they share the concept of flash partitions and A/B versioning, they are not duplicates - one is an enhancement to an existing ESP32 feature, the other is a new feature request for a different port.

Suggested action

Keep both issues open as they address different ports and different implementation needs. The RP2350 partition support (#16307) could potentially reference the ESP32 implementation as a reference, but they are distinct feature requests.