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Date:      Tue, 27 May 2014 17:56:26 +0400
From:      "Andrey V. Elsukov" <ae@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Nikolai Lifanov <lifanov@mail.lifanov.com>,  src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r266743 - head/sys/modules/geom
Message-ID:  <5384998A.30408@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <5384983B.3000508@mail.lifanov.com>
References:  <201405271021.s4RALnrK026790@svn.freebsd.org> <5384983B.3000508@mail.lifanov.com>

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On 27.05.2014 17:50, Nikolai Lifanov wrote:
>>   Disconnect the following geom classes from the kernel modules build:
>>   BSD, FOX, MBR, PC98, SUNLABEL and VOL_FFS. They all have a modern
>>   replacement. Also it is still possible build them manually.
>>   
>>   Discussed with:	geom
>>
>> Modified:
>>   head/sys/modules/geom/Makefile
>>
> 
> What about buggy UEFI firmware? I am writing this from a laptop running
> FreeBSD that will absolutely not boot in CSM mode from a GPT-partitioned
> disk. There is plenty of buggy hardware like this "out there". Could you
> reconnect MBR and BSD partitioning schemes until UEFI loader is
> connected to release builds (.iso media) please?

MBR and BSD partitioning schemes are supported by GEOM_PART class, why
do you need these modules? Do you have problems with geom_part_mbr and
geom_part_bsd?

-- 
WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov



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