Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:42:51 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newfs and mount vs. half-baked disks Message-ID: <20031113064251.GB39616@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> In-Reply-To: <32963.1068627374@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <20031108191433.J608@gamplex.bde.org> <32963.1068627374@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 09:56:14AM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >It might not be a bad idea to store the relevant magics in a >/etc/ufs.conf file, but there are some details about device vs. >media/filesystem identification in particular in context of dynanic >devices to that must be worked out. How do you handle the situation when the master superblock on / is hosed and you need to find the filesystem parameters (in /etc/ufs.conf) before you can access /? If the BSD-style disklabels are going away, at least the root parameters need to be in the boot blocks or somewhere similar. Peter
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