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From: David Taylor <davidt@yadt.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/conf GENERIC src/sys/arm/conf EP80219
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On Wed, 07 Feb 2007, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>
> In message <20070207200130.J23167@fledge.watson.org>, Robert Watson writes:
> 
> >>  The ctlreq interface supports verbs to create and destroy
> >>  partitioning schemes on a disk; to add, delete and modify
> >>  partitions; and to commit or undo changes made.
> >
> >Does this mean we can expect to see the disabling of GEOM exclusive-use 
> >protections disappear from normal administrative activities soon, as there 
> >will now be approved channels to incrementally change the layout of in-use 
> >partition tables?
> 
> There is already a mechanism for that.  How do you think bsdlabel(8)
> and fdisk(8) works ?

Badly?

I mean, using debugflags works, but it hardly seems like a "clean"
solution to the problem.

-- 
David Taylor