Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 08:09:27 -0700 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: "Andrey V. Elsukov" <ae@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r267359 - in head: sbin/geom/class/part sys/geom/part sys/modules/geom/geom_part sys/modules/geom/geom_part/geom_part_bsd64 Message-ID: <53987127.1050406@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <201406111042.s5BAgZuY098764@svn.freebsd.org> References: <201406111042.s5BAgZuY098764@svn.freebsd.org>
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On 06/11/14 03:42, Andrey V. Elsukov wrote: > Author: ae > Date: Wed Jun 11 10:42:34 2014 > New Revision: 267359 > URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/267359 > > Log: > Add disklabel64 support to GEOM_PART class. > > This partitioning scheme is used in DragonFlyBSD. It is similar to > BSD disklabel, but has the following improvements: > * metadata has own dedicated place and isn't accessible through partitions; > * all offsets are 64-bit; > * supports 16 partitions by default (has reserved place for more); > * has reserved place for backup label (but not yet implemented); > * has UUIDs for partitions and partition types; > > Is this something worth adding to the installer/sade partition types menu? On the one hand, we support it. On the other hand, it's not bootable on any architecture. So I can't make up my mind. -Nathan
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