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Date:      Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:38:56 +0400
From:      "Andrey V. Elsukov" <ae@FreeBSD.org>
To:        freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@FreeBSD.org>, Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   A replacement for GEOM_LABEL's gpt/gptid
Message-ID:  <4DB54F40.8050608@FreeBSD.org>

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Hello All.

I wrote a small extension for the GEOM_PART class. It adds an ability
to GEOM_PART class to create partition labels for schemes which are
support them.

Currently we have GEOM_LABEL class which does similar functions,
but it has problems in conjunction with GEOM_PART (e.g. kern/154226).
Current implementation of GEOM_LABEL's gpt/gptid module does direct
access to GEOM_PART object structures, that seems not so good for me.

So, my patch contains:

* new GEOM class "PART::LABEL". It attaches to partition provider and
create new providers for each label.

* new kobj method - G_PART_LABELS. It called when new partition is creati=
ng.
A partition scheme can implement this method if it supports partition lab=
els.
Method should just call g_part_create_label() function to create new labe=
l for
given partition.

* g_part_spoil_labels() function. It called from GEOM_PART to destroy lab=
els
providers or mark them stale. At this time it called only from "gpart mod=
ify"
method.

What differs from GEOM_LABEL:

* PART::LABEL class has not ".spoiled" method and all providers are persi=
stent.

* if label is changing while provider is in use, it will not be destroyed=
 until
access does not released, but new label will become available.

* also it has support for APM and PC98 schemes.

The patch is here:
http://people.freebsd.org/~ae/gpart_labels.diff

Since it conflicts with GEOM_LABEL's gpt/gptid to test patch you should
disable gpt/gptid module, it can be done via loader.conf:

kern.geom.label.gptid.enable=3D"0"
kern.geom.label.gpt.enable=3D"0"

--=20
WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov


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