From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 8 17:38:49 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93C7F106564A for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:38:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout023.mac.com (asmtpout023.mac.com [17.148.16.98]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C3018FC0C for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:38:49 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Received: from macbook-pro.jnpr.net (natint3.juniper.net [66.129.224.36]) by asmtp023.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0KYZ00EX950MFQ10@asmtp023.mac.com> for freebsd-geom@freebsd.org; Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:38:48 -0800 (PST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1003080141 From: Marcel Moolenaar In-reply-to: <4B94B8A0.4090806@icyb.net.ua> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:38:46 -0800 Message-id: <761C8533-B1DC-4DC7-8B2E-9CB1A8A5BEF8@mac.com> References: <4B9389C1.9000102@icyb.net.ua> <4B940018.5050809@icyb.net.ua> <530847A8-D9F7-4A9F-9578-6A9282688EC1@mac.com> <4B94B8A0.4090806@icyb.net.ua> To: Andriy Gapon X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) Cc: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: another gpt vs mbr (sanity) check X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:38:49 -0000 On Mar 8, 2010, at 12:43 AM, Andriy Gapon wrote: > on 08/03/2010 01:31 Marcel Moolenaar said the following: >> >> The best of all worlds doesn't exist anymore. It was how it >> was designed to be and not how it's used at this time. > > So, I guess it is carved in stone and there is no point in trying to discuss it. > I'll keep the patch for myself, then. I wouldn't call it carved in stone, but I am definitely slamming the door closed on first attempt. The reason for this is that to me this is a rehash of something that has gotten a bit of thought, whereas for the person suggesting the change it's most likely just an impulse. If you can find a way that does not violate the "GPT aware OSes should use the GPT" rule, you'll definitely be listened to. To clarify: the protective MBR is there only to protect the GPT disk from tools that do not understand the GPT. Any GPT-aware tool will treat the disk as a GPT disk. Consequently: the MBR is inferior to the GPT... -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com