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Date:      Wed, 3 Dec 1997 20:07:50 -0800 (PST)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: a quick slice/devfs patch
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.971203200659.13852A-100000@current1.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971203033944.13142B-100000@current1.whistle.com>

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yeah I meant dp_typ not dp_type..
(why did they DO that?)
anyhow, did it work?


On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, Julian Elischer wrote:

> 
> This patch will be needed to handle newer "dangerously dedicated"
> systems. Some of you have noticed that that didn't work right.
> 
> The patch MIGHT not apply cleanly on what is out there
> but hey it's a 4 liner.. I'm sur eyou get the drift :)
> 
> *** mbr.c.old	Wed Dec  3 03:31:02 1997
> --- mbr.c	Wed Dec  3 03:28:50 1997
> ***************
> *** 176,181 ****
> --- 176,185 ----
>   			printf ("rejected.. bad flag\n");
>   			return(EINVAL);	/* must be either 0 or 0x80 */
>   		}
> + 		if ((dp->dp_type) && (dp->dp_size) && (dp->dp_start == 0)) {
> + 			printf("rejected.. Slice includes MBR\n");
> + 			return (EINVAL);
> + 		}
>   		if (dp->dp_flag == 0x80)
>   			numactive++;
>   	}
> 
> 
>    ......
> 
> 
> 




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