From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 1 19:44:37 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A325C1065674 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 19:44:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout014.mac.com (asmtpout014.mac.com [17.148.16.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 883BD8FC13 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 19:44:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received: from sivam-t43.jnpr.net (natint3.juniper.net [66.129.224.36]) by asmtp014.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0KHF00GJJTI46030@asmtp014.mac.com> for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:44:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-id: <94ABEC6B-4AC5-4350-B111-AD9795D4F2ED@mac.com> From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Garrett Cooper In-reply-to: <7d6fde3d0904011235x404fc7dbo1918d3dbe7ed645a@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:44:27 -0700 References: <95891.1238477069@critter.freebsd.dk> <20090331133132.1e191836@ernst.jennejohn.org> <20090331155542.74d89d64@ernst.jennejohn.org> <60084D1E-9F64-463A-A8E9-7A237D5C7661@mac.com> <0904011910169.29800@www.mmlab.cse.yzu.edu.tw> <7d6fde3d0904011233v758d337am5e4252adbe5cf58a@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0904011235x404fc7dbo1918d3dbe7ed645a@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) Cc: Tai-hwa Liang , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal of GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:44:38 -0000 On Apr 1, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Garrett Cooper wrote: >>> That sounds like a bug, because logical partitions are >>> supported. Can you enable GEOM_PART_BSD, GEOM_PART_EBR >>> and GEOM_PART_MBR and tell me which GEOMs are available >>> at the mount root prompt? >> >> Wait -- you're saying with the new change I'd have to shuffle around >> my data, redo my 3.5 TB RAID6 array, then shuffle it all back, etc? No! hint: GEOM_MBR is not GEOM_PART_MBR. >> > Or to sum it up a bit better: > 1. What's getting removed and why? GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL They're so yesterday. > 2. What's it being replaced with? GEOM_PART_BSD, GEOM_PART_MBR, GEOM_PART_PC98 and GEOM_PART_VTOC8 > 3. How do I migrate from the old system to the new one? No migration is needed. You already use the new kernel options. All I'm doing is remove the old not-to-be-used options. FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com