Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:49:22 -0700 From: Carl <k0802647@telus.net> To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPT partition type (GUID) for (g)journal provider partition Message-ID: <4C9B22A2.6010009@telus.net> In-Reply-To: <4C9B06CC.1050702@gmx.com> References: <4C99DB46.1020308@telus.net> <4C9AF748.1000801@telus.net> <4C9B06CC.1050702@gmx.com>
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On 2010-09-23 12:50 AM, Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: > freebsd-ufs seems pretty generic. All other FreeBSD GUIDs seem to have > a more special function than freebsd-ufs. Why not freebsd-ufs? If such a partition came prior to the root partition, it would screw up booting, I think. But beyond that? That's the problem - I don't know. Are GPT partition types so meaningless that it's benign to mis-categorize a non-UFS partition as UFS? If so, maybe swiping one from an unrelated OS (eg. Linux swap) is better than possibly upsetting something UFS-related? > The GUIDs known to FreeBSD are defined in /usr/include/sys/gpt.h. Thanks. I was looking for that too. > I guess the GUIDs are defined in co-operation with the UEFI organization > and the applicant organization, for example the FreeBSD project. I presume so, but is that information deemed confidential to members/licensees of UEFI only? Carl / K0802647
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