Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:04:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r227800 - head/sbin/geom/class/part Message-ID: <201111211804.pALI4bdC053928@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock (doc committer) Date: Mon Nov 21 18:04:37 2011 New Revision: 227800 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/227800 Log: Correct and expand BSD partitioning scheme description. Correct GUID to GPT in RECOVERING section. Reviewed by: ae Approved by: gjb (mentor) MFC after: 1 week Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 ============================================================================== --- head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 Mon Nov 21 16:43:24 2011 (r227799) +++ head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 Mon Nov 21 18:04:37 2011 (r227800) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd November 20, 2011 +.Dd November 21, 2011 .Dt GPART 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -498,12 +498,14 @@ Requires the .Cd GEOM_PART_APM kernel option. .It Cm BSD -BSD disklabel without an MBR. -Sometimes called -.Dq dangerously dedicated mode . +Traditional BSD disklabel, usually used to subdivide MBR partitions. .Po -See -.Xr bsdlabel 8 for more information. +This scheme can also be used as the sole partitioning method, without +an MBR. +Partition editing tools from other operating systems often do not +understand the bare disklabel partition layout, so this is sometimes +called +.Dq dangerously dedicated . .Pc Requires the .Cm GEOM_PART_BSD @@ -854,7 +856,7 @@ action or reverted with the action. .Sh RECOVERING The GEOM PART class supports recovering of partition tables only for GPT. -The GUID primary metadata is stored at the beginning of the device. +The GPT primary metadata is stored at the beginning of the device. For redundancy, a secondary .Pq backup copy of the metadata is stored at the end of the device.
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