Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:00:54 -0801 From: Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [patch] NetBSD disklabel support for geom_bsd Message-ID: <20060318050116.GA19952@lizzy.catnook.local> In-Reply-To: <20060318032023.K40573@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua> References: <20060317012428.N52721@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua> <863bhh3y05.fsf@xps.des.no> <20060317174743.GA13507@lizzy.catnook.local> <20060317213430.R31244@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua> <20060317204704.GA16269@lizzy.catnook.local> <20060318032023.K40573@atlantis.atlantis.dp.ua>
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On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 03:48:04AM +0200, Dmitry Pryanishnikov wrote: [snip] > Well, as I wrote in my previuos letter, it's my mistake that FreeBSD > uses slice-relative offsets while NetBSD uses absolute offsets. Actually, > both systems use absolute offsets, and offset conversion isn't required > (but just accidently happens harmless). I thought they were relative too. So this means one cannot move either FreeBSD or NetBSD partitions without modifying the label, requiring the moving tool (such as PM) having to understand the label format. Seems like a downside to me. > Actually, I can tell what has created my confusion. Did anyone analyze > how disklabel offsets look under RELENG_4? It's very interesting: [snip] -- Jos Backus jos at catnook.com
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