From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Jun 18 03:49:07 2012
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@hub.freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BB3E106566B;
	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:49:07 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org)
Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org
	[IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F29B8FC12;
	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:49:07 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q5I3n6sx067232;
	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:49:06 GMT
	(envelope-from nwhitehorn@freefall.freebsd.org)
Received: (from nwhitehorn@localhost)
	by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q5I3n6Uu067228;
	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:49:06 GMT (envelope-from nwhitehorn)
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:49:06 GMT
Message-Id: <201206180349.q5I3n6Uu067228@freefall.freebsd.org>
To: nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.org,
	freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.org
From: nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: bin/169077: bsdinstall(8) does not use partition labels in
	/etc/fstab
X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations
	<freebsd-geom.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-geom>,
	<mailto:freebsd-geom-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-geom>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-geom@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-geom-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-geom>,
	<mailto:freebsd-geom-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:49:07 -0000

Synopsis: bsdinstall(8) does not use partition labels in /etc/fstab

Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-sysinstall->freebsd-geom
Responsible-Changed-By: nwhitehorn
Responsible-Changed-When: Mon Jun 18 03:48:00 UTC 2012
Responsible-Changed-Why: 
Reassigning to freebsd-geom.

Using partition labels is not currently possible without integration of
partition labels into the gpart module. The current mechanism that makes
labeled devices show up in /dev is unreliable, does not apply to all
partition schemes, and may not be present. There were experimental patches
from ae@ but unfortunately I do not believe they have been committed.

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=169077