Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:38:46 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> To: Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua> Cc: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: another gpt vs mbr (sanity) check Message-ID: <761C8533-B1DC-4DC7-8B2E-9CB1A8A5BEF8@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <4B94B8A0.4090806@icyb.net.ua> References: <4B9389C1.9000102@icyb.net.ua> <E336C0C7-C92F-4F30-A091-E3B3517E9B54@mac.com> <4B940018.5050809@icyb.net.ua> <530847A8-D9F7-4A9F-9578-6A9282688EC1@mac.com> <4B94B8A0.4090806@icyb.net.ua>
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On Mar 8, 2010, at 12:43 AM, Andriy Gapon wrote: > on 08/03/2010 01:31 Marcel Moolenaar said the following: >> >> The best of all worlds doesn't exist anymore. It was how it >> was designed to be and not how it's used at this time. > > So, I guess it is carved in stone and there is no point in trying to discuss it. > I'll keep the patch for myself, then. I wouldn't call it carved in stone, but I am definitely slamming the door closed on first attempt. The reason for this is that to me this is a rehash of something that has gotten a bit of thought, whereas for the person suggesting the change it's most likely just an impulse. If you can find a way that does not violate the "GPT aware OSes should use the GPT" rule, you'll definitely be listened to. To clarify: the protective MBR is there only to protect the GPT disk from tools that do not understand the GPT. Any GPT-aware tool will treat the disk as a GPT disk. Consequently: the MBR is inferior to the GPT... -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com
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