From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 15 17:50:35 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84FFF1065670; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gavin@FreeBSD.org) Received: from ixe-mta-27.emailfiltering.com (ixe-mta-27-tx.emailfiltering.com [194.116.199.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A71D8FC13; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-gw13.york.ac.uk ([144.32.129.163]) by ixe-mta-27.emailfiltering.com with emfmta (version 4.8.0.437) by TLS id 987880058 for nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org; c8d71e058b16fe01; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:33 +0000 Received: from buffy-128.york.ac.uk ([144.32.128.160]:53695 helo=buffy.york.ac.uk) by mail-gw13.york.ac.uk with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PzYO8-0005qJ-DQ; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:32 +0000 Received: from buffy.york.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p2FHoVwM089539; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:32 GMT (envelope-from gavin@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from ga9@localhost) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p2FHoV3E089538; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:31 GMT (envelope-from gavin@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: buffy.york.ac.uk: ga9 set sender to gavin@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Gavin Atkinson To: Nathan Whitehorn In-Reply-To: <4D7FA14C.8040205@freebsd.org> References: <201103151327.p2FDRZPK044315@svn.freebsd.org> <1300198773.87705.25.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> <4D7FA14C.8040205@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:30 +0000 Message-ID: <1300211430.87705.34.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.32.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r219667 - head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/partedit X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:35 -0000 On Tue, 2011-03-15 at 12:26 -0500, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > On 03/15/11 09:19, Gavin Atkinson wrote: > > On Tue, 2011-03-15 at 13:27 +0000, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > >> Author: nwhitehorn > >> Date: Tue Mar 15 13:27:34 2011 > >> New Revision: 219667 > >> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/219667 > >> > >> Log: > >> Turn on softupdates by default. We need a UI to set filesystem > >> parameters. > >> > >> Modified: > >> head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/partedit/gpart_ops.c > > This would appear to still be a change from the previous behaviour, > > where softupdates were enabled by default for any filesystem except for > > the root filesystem. >=20 > It is -- and this needs to become settable. Bear in mind, however, that= =20 > the default partition layout is also different. If you select the auto= =20 > option, only one file system is made, so there are no non-root file syste= ms. Hrm, I hadn't realised this was the case. If this change is intentional and planned to remain, I guess the various bits of documentation that say "several partitions good, one bad" should be updated... > > I wonder if it is time to start enabling SU+J on non-root filesystems > > now? >=20 > That's certainly something to think about, although I'll defer whether= =20 > that is wise to others. It's a little bit of a pain on the=20 > implementation side, since you can't turn it on from newfs, but that=20 > isn't a serious obstacle. As of r218726, you can now set this from newfs. (-j) Thanks, Gavin