Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 03:44:16 +0000 From: "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> To: Adam McDougall <mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu> Cc: "stable@FreeBSD.org" <stable@FreeBSD.org>, Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org>, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: Re: bsdinstall, zfs booting, gpt partition order suitable for volume expansion Message-ID: <2D40298B-39FA-4BA9-9AC2-6006AA0E0C9C@fisglobal.com> In-Reply-To: <93C924DB-E760-4830-B5E2-3A20160AD322@fisglobal.com> References: <20131210175323.GB1728@egr.msu.edu> <93C924DB-E760-4830-B5E2-3A20160AD322@fisglobal.com>
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On Dec 10, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Devin Teske wrote: >=20 > On Dec 10, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Adam McDougall wrote: >=20 >> I was wondering if either the default gpt partition order could become >> p1=3Dboot, p2=3Dswap, p3=3Dzpool, or if the installer could be enhanced = at >> some point to allow the user to select the order. It seems like it would >> be easier to expand the size of the raw device (VM, iscsi, etc) and expa= nd >> the zpool if it is the last partition. I am not in a hurry to get this >> solved, but if a change to the default order is worthwhile, it seems like >> before 10.0 would be a good time to set precedent. I'm trying to think = ahead >> where people will be installing 10 to VMs or expandable volumes so they = can >> take advantage of expansion with less hassle. I pinged Allen Jude on th= is >> briefly, I think he said it used to be that way but it was changed to >> accomodate MBR partitioning (I think, apologies for not remembering deta= ils). >=20 > Excellent idea. Let me put that into a patch. I'll let you know when I ha= ve > something that tests clean. GPT proved trivial. MBR on the other hand... that proved challenging. While trying to best that challenge... I uncovered more than a couple nasty= bugs while iterating over every possible combination in the installer. That being said... I'm coming out of the "tunnel" since you sent this e-mai= l and will soon have something to commit that implements this suggestion while at the same time, plugging a few edge-cases. --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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