Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:09:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: David Greenman <dg@root.com>, FreeBSD Hackers List <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: more... Re: Possibility of increasing default MAXPARTITIONS from 8 to 16 Message-ID: <199908250009.RAA19762@apollo.backplane.com> References: <199908242254.PAA16075@implode.root.com> <199908242303.QAA19246@apollo.backplane.com> <199908242322.QAA19396@apollo.backplane.com> <199908242329.QAA19447@apollo.backplane.com>
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:: tttttttu uuusssss -------- uuuuuppp minor layout for disks
:: 11111111 11111111 -------- 11111111 mask for uminor
::
: Grrr. #ifdef PC98, NDOSPART is set to 16 instead of 4, requiring 5 bits
: (0,1,2-17). This leaves one bit that we can usurp.
:
: I'd rather have 2 bits, but I'll take 1 if I can get it.
oops. only 5 bits of 's' anyway.
A type bit ? 7 type bits, appear to be mostly unused for disks.
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
<dillon@backplane.com>
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