[X Style (Pure) General] amit.lohar:
result of first command

root@clark_ds:/ # ls -l
ls -l
drwxr-xr-x system system 2015-11-13 15:28 acct
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 05:30 bt_firmware
drwxrwx--- system cache 1970-01-27 00:16 cache
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-01 05:30 charger -> /sbin/healthd
dr-x------ root root 1970-01-28 05:42 config
dr-x------ root root 1970-01-28 05:42 customize
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-28 05:42 d -> /sys/kernel/debug
drwxrwx--x system system 2015-11-11 23:09 data
-rw-r--r-- root root 257 1970-01-01 05:30 default.prop
drwxr-xr-x root root 2015-11-12 20:47 dev
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-28 05:42 etc -> /system/etc
-rw-r--r-- root root 46372 1970-01-01 05:30 file_contexts
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 05:30 firmware
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 05:30 fsg
-rw-r----- root root 1296 1970-01-01 05:30 fstab.qcom
-rwxr-x--- root root 683672 1970-01-01 05:30 init
-rwxr-xr-x root root 2945 1970-01-01 05:30 init.class_main.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 944 1970-01-01 05:30 init.environ.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 1730 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mdm.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 758 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.block_perm.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 3475 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.boot.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 0 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.debug.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 1 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.diag.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 734 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.diag_mdlog.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 562 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.early_boot.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 16512 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 5378 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.touch.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 13388 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.usb.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 9266 1970-01-01 05:30 init.mmi.usb.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 7374 1970-01-01 05:30 init.qcom.class_core.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 6920 1970-01-01 05:30 init.qcom.early_boot.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 25041 1970-01-01 05:30 init.qcom.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 8531 1970-01-01 05:30 init.qcom.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 2962 1970-01-01 05:30 init.qcom.syspart_fixup.sh
-rwxr-x--- root root 23554 1970-01-01 05:30 init.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 97 1970-01-01 05:30 init.retes.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 7421 1970-01-01 05:30 init.target.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 2125 1970-01-01 05:30 init.trace.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 3885 1970-01-01 05:30 init.usb.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 301 1970-01-01 05:30 init.zygote32.rc
-rwxr-x--- root root 531 1970-01-01 05:30 init.zygote64_32.rc
drwxrwxr-x root system 1970-01-28 05:42 mnt
-r-------- root root 902 1970-01-01 05:30 module_hashes
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-28 05:42 pds -> /persist
drwxrwx--x system system 2015-07-31 00:54 persist
dr-xr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 05:30 proc
-rw-r--r-- root root 4644 1970-01-01 05:30 property_contexts
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 05:30 res
drwx------ root root 2015-07-31 01:03 root
drwxr-x--- root root 1970-01-01 05:30 sbin
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-28 05:42 sdcard -> /storage/emulated/legacy
-rw-r--r-- root root 1175 1970-01-01 05:30 seapp_contexts
-rw-r--r-- root root 74 1970-01-01 05:30 selinux_version
-rw-r--r-- root root 242734 1970-01-01 05:30 sepolicy
-rw-r--r-- root root 12011 1970-01-01 05:30 service_contexts
drwxr-x--x root sdcard_r 1970-01-28 05:42 storage
dr-xr-xr-x root root 1970-01-28 05:42 sys
drwxr-xr-x root root 2015-11-11 15:48 system
drwxr-xr-x root root 2015-11-12 20:47 tmp-mksh
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-28 05:42 tombstones -> /data/tombstones
-rw-r--r-- root root 12465 1970-01-01 05:30 ueventd.qcom.rc
-rw-r--r-- root root 4577 1970-01-01 05:30 ueventd.rc
lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-28 05:42 vendor -> /system/vendor
-rw-r--r-- root root 524 1970-01-01 05:30 verity_key
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 05:30 xbin

so finally pds has appeared but its pds -> /persist.

So any idea how do to backup or where do i locate pds. As its symlinking to persist , i guess backing up persist would do :/

result of second

ls -l /dev/block/platform
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-28 05:42 f9824900.sdhci
drwxr-xr-x root root 1970-01-28 05:42 f98a4900.sdhci