From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 17 22:34:57 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A6481065673 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:34:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E9278FC0A for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:34:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pps.filterd (ltcfislmsgpa06 [127.0.0.1]) by ltcfislmsgpa06.fnfis.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with SMTP id q1HMPntJ005975; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:34:56 -0600 Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.17]) by ltcfislmsgpa06.fnfis.com with ESMTP id 131wj90f7q-1 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:34:56 -0600 Received: from dtwin (10.14.152.15) by smtp.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.17) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.323.3; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:34:55 -0600 From: Devin Teske To: "'Chuck Swiger'" , References: <4F3ECF23.5000706@fisglobal.com> In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:35:09 -0800 Message-ID: <020601ccedc4$681c4d80$3854e880$@fisglobal.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQIQVcbiHxAZ45udkmdcvfmJBlTk1AI4BDLTlakZqWA= Content-Language: en-us X-Originating-IP: [10.14.152.15] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.6.7361, 1.0.260, 0.0.0000 definitions=2012-02-17_04:2012-02-17, 2012-02-17, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: One or Four? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:34:57 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Swiger > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:18 PM > To: david.robison@fisglobal.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: One or Four? > > On Feb 17, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Robison, Dave wrote: > > We'd like a show of hands to see if folks prefer the "old" style default with 4 > partitions and swap, or the newer iteration with 1 partition and swap. > > For a user/desktop machine, I prefer one root partition. For other roles like a > server, I prefer multiple partitions which have been sized for the intended usage. > Then does the question ultimately become... "Shall we then have two algorithms and ask the user whether they are installing for the desktop versus server?" If that's the case, then I think this is something I could personally live with (as it then becomes possible to obtain the old layout of 4 partitions with auto-calculated sizes ala Colin Percival's last sizing algorithm committed in version 1.149 of src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/label.c made pre-SVN 6 years 6 months ago). See http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Attic/label.c?rev= 1.149;content-type=text%2Fx-cvsweb-markup The above link describes the partition scheme that I and colleagues seek-most to return to FreeBSD 9.x and higher. I argue that Colin's algorithm is still useful for servers and is still the preferred method of allocation for servers and thus should remain an option, even if we don't change the [new] default back to the above linked-to scheme. -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.