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Thread-Topic: [patch] NetBSD disklabel support for geom_bsd
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From: "Daniel Eriksson" <daniel_k_eriksson@telia.com>
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Subject: RE: [patch] NetBSD disklabel support for geom_bsd
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Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote:

> It is still possible to create dangerously dedicated disks, btw, and
> it is still possible to put a disklabel (or even a filesystem)
> directly on a device.  GEOM means *more* freedom, not less.

I've been putting filesystems directly on devices for some time now. Are =
there any drawbacks to doing this?

/Daniel Eriksson