From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 24 19:50:01 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A50F106566B for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:50:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF4148FC14 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:50:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9OJo0Sr014634 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:50:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9OJo09d014633; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:50:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:50:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201110241950.p9OJo09d014633@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Leander Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D70F3106566C for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:41:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7B3B8FC0C for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:41:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9OJfcfM040963 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:41:38 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9OJfcoL040961; Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:41:38 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201110241941.p9OJfcoL040961@red.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:41:38 GMT From: Leander To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/161979: GEOM: glabel issue X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:50:01 -0000 >Number: 161979 >Category: misc >Synopsis: GEOM: glabel issue >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Oct 24 19:50:00 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Leander >Release: FreeBSD 9.0-RC1 >Organization: Privat >Environment: 9.0-RC1 FreeBSD 9.0-RC1 #0: Tue Oct 18 18:30:38 UTC 2011 root@obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: glabel doesn't update unless one does "true > /dev/da1p1" after a i.e. "newfs -L Storage /dev/da1p1" or gpt modify etc… + glabel status only sporadically shows labels. some disapear when being used by i.e. mount … some don't … P.S. This issue is related to: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=161752 >How-To-Repeat: gpart destroy -F da1 gpart create -s GPT da1 gpart add -l 'StoragePart' -t freebsd-ufs da1 newfs -L Storage gpt/Storage glabel status true > /dev/da1p1 glabel status P.S. This issue is related to: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=161752 >Fix: true > /dev/da1p1 Must in my opinion be done automatically by the application itself which does the change to the GEOM. No offence, but some arguments to implement "true > $DevicePart" into the affected GEOM apps: o Can't expect a regular user to change that if he/she/it uses Hot Plug & Play or changes a label through one of the GEOM apps. o Nether is it documented in any of the apps relying on GEOM [please don't start documenting it - that's not the right way! ;) ] o What's the use of a framework if it doesn't provide internal a working interface to update relying apps of changes? P.S. This issue is related to: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=161752 >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: