Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 22:56:50 +0300 From: Daniel Kalchev <daniel@digsys.bg> To: lev@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, Ivan Voras <ivoras@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: Project geom-events Message-ID: <8E10D03C-FD4E-42BB-846E-F4E657452C7D@digsys.bg> In-Reply-To: <751863274.20111008130501@serebryakov.spb.ru> References: <1927112464.20111004220507@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4E8B7A27.5070908@quip.cz> <344794801.20111005101957@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4E8C1426.60107@quip.cz> <251861322.20111005125825@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4E8C6E85.90005@quip.cz> <CACdU%2Bf8mA1wLUnHVyrJwaf89ahf2oc_904=8mme7kkBLxLSCCQ@mail.gmail.com> <4E8CD662.90202@quip.cz> <j6k252$hpm$1@dough.gmane.org> <4E8D9136.6040200@digsys.bg> <672948039.20111006175334@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4e8f076e.XGNH7dUgsC/mhr1j%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <1822982078.20111007234412@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4E8F5D82.7050906@digsys.bg> <CAF-QHFXD0eDV7dZAcoT2nxzRJP28NHWgngdZ2LyB7nEXfyAiPg@mail.gmail.com> <751863274.20111008130501@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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On Oct 8, 2011, at 12:05 , Lev Serebryakov wrote: > Hello, Ivan. > You wrote 8 =D0=BE=D0=BA=D1=82=D1=8F=D0=B1=D1=80=D1=8F 2011 =D0=B3., = 0:23:14: >=20 >> If you think this should be explicitely handled, please file a PR >> which requests the modification of gpart so that it detects that a = GPT >> is being created in anything other than a raw drive, and warns the >> user. > It should be mentioned in documentation, at least. > But how people will create bootable gmirror installation in such > case? Make (many) mirrors from parts? I don't like this idea... Good example of what I would call laziness -- other would call it = hacking I guess. Either way, the solution we have now is permitting some = exotic setups, but is fragile and is not consistent. Most of the useful = features are actually side effects of the hack. If it should remain this way, a warning in the documentation and at = runtime is very helpful. Daniel=
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