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+BMC_RW_MTD = "pnor"
+# TODO Use the primary and alternate BMC chips to store the read-only
+# and kernel images once these issues are closed openbmc/openbmc#1942
+# and openbmc/openbmc#1791
+#BMC_RO_MTD = "alt"
+#BMC_KERNEL_MTD = "bmc"