Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:55:34 +0400 From: "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher@yandex.ru> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: Doug Rabson <dfr@freebsd.org>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@freebsd.org>, Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@freebsd.org>, Christian Laursen <xi@borderworlds.dk>, freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Subject: Re: [CFC/CFT] large changes in the loader(8) code Message-ID: <4FEC3826.1090601@yandex.ru> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206281233580.2416@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <4FE9B01C.30306@yandex.ru> <201206270807.23347.jhb@freebsd.org> <4FEB0079.7050008@yandex.ru> <201206271028.54477.jhb@freebsd.org> <4FEB5A3C.5050900@borderworlds.dk> <1900D4C1-E5E5-446F-ABBF-976A2DFEB36B@xcllnt.net> <4FEC22A0.9000109@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206281233580.2416@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On 28.06.2012 14:35, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> Just modify GEOM classes that keep state at the end of a partition to >> leave some spare area *behind* the GEOM data. I.e.: >> > > what is really a problem aat all? > > just leave as is. If someone want's use gpart and mirror then mirroring every partition is simpler. > usually not every partition needs to be mirrored. > > or mirror a whole and make gpart in it, it should still boot fine. I already reverted changes related to the GPT and GEOM metadata detection. > even better - update bsdlabel to work with >2TB devices. > MUCH better. DragonFlyBSD has disklabel64 partitioning scheme. Make a port is simple task. -- WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov
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