Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:25:47 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: making gpart default Message-ID: <3B2BD6FE-85D4-49F8-81A0-B2AB048ACFE8@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <gbig3j$g6t$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <1896.1222371977@critter.freebsd.dk> <901FB1DE-BA4C-405C-8F8E-AA8CCC6A89FA@mac.com> <e7db6d980809251445x233bb8f4w95591c8f1eacb47@mail.gmail.com> <37A80348-515C-48F4-8F88-A77679BEEA15@mac.com> <gbig3j$g6t$1@ger.gmane.org>
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On Sep 26, 2008, at 4:12 AM, Ivan Voras wrote: > Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > >>> Don't forget that we currently support creating file systems on raw >>> disk devices. eg: /dev/ad1. You are currently allowed to swapon >>> /dev/ad2. There are a lot of those out there, you can't break it >>> because people know where you work and will come find you. :) >> >> When there's no partitioning scheme on the disk, >> gpart will not be involved and the checks won't >> happen. > > Will there be "generic" parition types by default? (i.e. the "don't > care > what's on it, let me do my newfs" type) There's currently no such partition type and you don't need it to do a newfs. You can always do a newfs, irrespective of partition type. -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com
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