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Date:      Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:44:39 +0300
From:      "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher@yandex.ru>
To:        Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua>
Cc:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: geom_part_mbr vs user
Message-ID:  <4CD104D7.7000208@yandex.ru>
In-Reply-To: <4CD04425.4020204@icyb.net.ua>
References:  <4CD04425.4020204@icyb.net.ua>

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On 02.11.2010 20:02, Andriy Gapon wrote:
> But I still believe that geom_part_mbr "thinking" that it is smarter than me is
> incorrect.  Yeah, keep using CHS params for some defaults, etc, but do obey what I
> explicitly specify if doesn't violate fundamental constraints like media size or
> slice overlaps.

I think it was done for maximum compatibility. Some utilities assume that partitions
will be aligned on cylinder boundaries.

-- 
WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov


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