Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:24:57 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: gpart destroy, in depth Message-ID: <CANCZdfoZexT2ddX_YocTW9u-qhaD6nWoTtFd5xMWqNTbdtwWSA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <64e88636-1e03-7ff5-7d3f-e8a36117cdbe@freebsd.org> References: <64e88636-1e03-7ff5-7d3f-e8a36117cdbe@freebsd.org>
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--00000000000095986605f90f6be8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" It writes zeros to the partition table. Warner On Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 7:13 AM Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> wrote: > Please: what, exactly, occurs when a partition table is destroyed by > gpart(8)? > > Background: a customer was 100% certain that no data was required from a > hard disk in an iMac that will be disposed of. I booted from a USB drive > with FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT, then lazily ran gpart destroy for the > internal disk (probably ada0). A few hours later, the customer realised > that the disk probably held a few years' worth of important emails. > > I don't intend to attempt recovery, or recreation of the partition > table, but I'd like to provide enough technical information for a third > party to advise the customer whether doing so will be economically viable. > > (I see files such as lib/geom/part/geom_part.c and > sys/geom/part/g_part.c, but I have no idea how to interpret them.) > > Thanks > > < > https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/lib/geom/part/geom_part.c > > > > <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/sys/geom/part/g_part.c>; > > --00000000000095986605f90f6be8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">It writes zeros to the partition table.<div dir=3D"auto">= <br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Warner</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote= "><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 7:13 AM Graha= m Perrin <<a href=3D"mailto:grahamperrin@freebsd.org">grahamperrin@freeb= sd.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Please: what,= exactly, occurs when a partition table is destroyed by <br> gpart(8)?<br> <br> Background: a customer was 100% certain that no data was required from a <b= r> hard disk in an iMac that will be disposed of. I booted from a USB drive <b= r> with FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT, then lazily ran gpart destroy for the <br> internal disk (probably ada0). A few hours later, the customer realised <br= > that the disk probably held a few years' worth of important emails.<br> <br> I don't intend to attempt recovery, or recreation of the partition <br> table, but I'd like to provide enough technical information for a third= <br> party to advise the customer whether doing so will be economically viable.<= br> <br> (I see files such as lib/geom/part/geom_part.c and <br> sys/geom/part/g_part.c, but I have no idea how to interpret them.)<br> <br> Thanks<br> <br> <<a href=3D"https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/lib/geom/pa= rt/geom_part.c" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://git= hub.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/lib/geom/part/geom_part.c</a>><br> <br> <<a href=3D"https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/sys/geom/pa= rt/g_part.c" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github= .com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/sys/geom/part/g_part.c</a>><br> <br> </blockquote></div> --00000000000095986605f90f6be8--
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