Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 13:58:34 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf NOTES files options src/sys/geom geom_gpt.c geom_mbr.c src/sys/sys gpt.h Message-ID: <20020528205834.568D7380A@overcee.wemm.org> In-Reply-To: <200205280904.g4S94nu58457@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > Modified files: > sys/conf NOTES files options > sys/geom geom_mbr.c > Added files: > sys/geom geom_gpt.c > sys/sys gpt.h > Log: [..] > GPT_ENT_TYPE_FREEBSD > FreeBSD slice with disklabel. This is the equivalent of > the well-known FreeBSD MBR partition type. > GPT_ENT_TYPE_FREEBSD_{SWAP|UFS|UFS2|VINUM} > FreeBSD partitions in the context of disklabel. This is > speculating on the idea to use the GPT to hold partitions > instead if slices and removing the fixed (and low) limits > we have on the number of partitions. We really do not want to put a 32 bit LBA 8-partition disklabel inside a 64 bit LBA partition layout with a max of 16384 partitions. :-) Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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