Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:12:08 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r304142 - head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/partedit Message-ID: <867fbe3yd3.fsf@desk.des.no> In-Reply-To: <544c64f4-693a-c5bc-1fb2-e696589583b3@freebsd.org> (Nathan Whitehorn's message of "Thu, 18 Aug 2016 08:02:38 -0700") References: <201608150930.u7F9UL1V069576@repo.freebsd.org> <e3454e8e-5d98-5bec-21de-8ea0db2b9b08@freebsd.org> <861t1n6749.fsf@desk.des.no> <581c856c-826b-529e-c9c6-a397fb679708@freebsd.org> <86wpjf4eun.fsf@desk.des.no> <8cb3fa1a-50cb-e238-d006-b98a628d446d@freebsd.org> <86k2ff4cxs.fsf@desk.des.no> <b96c3f91-faaa-2552-b4da-2d0d382461af@freebsd.org> <86fuq24d8s.fsf@desk.des.no> <544c64f4-693a-c5bc-1fb2-e696589583b3@freebsd.org>
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Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> writes: > We have a mechanism (GEOM stripe size) for drivers to supply a default > alignment to userland. If we think we can get that right, great. If we > don't think we can get it right, the default system policy in the > absence of real information from drivers should be modified to report > a number that we think is more likely to be safe than the current > defaults (the logical sector size, usually 512 bytes) and potentially > tunable by the user. Hacking the userland tools one-by-one to impose > their own default policies to override the systemwide one is, while a > perfectly valid stopgap right before a release, a ridiculous long-term > solution. Do you disagree with any of that? I'll tell you whether I agree or disagree when you stop putting words in my mouth. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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