Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:55:42 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal of GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL Message-ID: <20090331155542.74d89d64@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <gqt3um$f77$3@ger.gmane.org> References: <DED07257-A1C7-4504-9A9E-CAAC2A9737D6@mac.com> <95891.1238477069@critter.freebsd.dk> <20090331133132.1e191836@ernst.jennejohn.org> <gqt3um$f77$3@ger.gmane.org>
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:56:54 +0200 Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> wrote: > Gary Jennejohn wrote: > > On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:24:29 +0000 > > "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: > > > >> In message <DED07257-A1C7-4504-9A9E-CAAC2A9737D6@mac.com>, Marcel Moolenaar wri > >> tes: > >> > >>> I plan to remove the "old" partitioning GEOMs mentioned in the subject > >>> line some time this week. Let me know if any of these should remain for now > >>> due to issues with gpart. > >> Never mind gpart, but don't we have some guidelines for how long time > >> we leave stuff around before we rip it out ? > >> > > > > I have some disks which were partitioned before GEOM or gpart even > > existed. If this means that I can't use them any more I'll be very > > ticked off. > > No, the question is which GEOM class to use to parse the partition table :) > > gpart is new, shiny, but with some rough edges (most of which have been > polished by now), GEOM_xxx were the old classes. 8-CURRENT doesn't use > the old classes but they are still there if anyone needs them. > Well, that would be OK then, as long as I can still _use_ the old classes after the removal of the various GEOM_XXX options. --- Gary Jennejohn
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