Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 21:25:07 +0200 From: Ulrich Spoerlein <uspoerlein@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: absolute vs. relative offsets in disklabel Message-ID: <20060802192507.GB1136@roadrunner.aventurien.local> In-Reply-To: <20060731203213.GA75233@hades.panopticon> References: <20060731203213.GA75233@hades.panopticon>
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Dmitry Marakasov wrote: > There are many weighty arguments for relative offsets: > - No confusion (once I did try to dd slice from one place on disk to > another to copy it, and was very surprised when changes made on one > partition appeared on another as well) > - Ability to copy and move slices with simple dd(1). Yes please! I am faced with the problem, that I want to offset my FreeBSD slice about -2GB, so I can use growfs to enlarge it. btw, how hard would it be to write a shrinkfs and perhaps movefs tool? Ulrich Spoerlein -- A: Yes. >Q: Are you sure? > >A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
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