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Subject: Re: gpart and sector size
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Alexey Tarasov <me@lexasoft.ru> writes:
> I mean that gpart should act like gnop presenting another sector size
> to user.  I that possible at all?

That depends on the underlying partition scheme.  My guess is "no".

(it all boils down to whether the desired logical sector size can
somehow be recorded on-disk)

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