From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 31 13:00:08 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 288D2106566B for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-current@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9083C8FC13 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-current@m.gmane.org) Received: from root by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LodZS-0008Rq-TV for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:02 +0000 Received: from lara.cc.fer.hr ([161.53.72.113]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:02 +0000 Received: from ivoras by lara.cc.fer.hr with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:02 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org From: Ivan Voras Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:56:54 +0200 Lines: 50 Message-ID: References: <95891.1238477069@critter.freebsd.dk> <20090331133132.1e191836@ernst.jennejohn.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigB5947BBF177C35E1584CFB82" X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: lara.cc.fer.hr User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090318) In-Reply-To: <20090331133132.1e191836@ernst.jennejohn.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 Sender: news Subject: Re: Removal of GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:08 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigB5947BBF177C35E1584CFB82 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gary Jennejohn wrote: > On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:24:29 +0000 > "Poul-Henning Kamp" wrote: >=20 >> In message , Marcel Mool= enaar wri >> tes: >> >>> I plan to remove the "old" partitioning GEOMs mentioned in the subjec= t =20 >>> line some time this week. Let me know if any of these should remain f= or now =20 >>> due to issues with gpart. >> Never mind gpart, but don't we have some guidelines for how long time >> we leave stuff around before we rip it out ? >> >=20 > I have some disks which were partitioned before GEOM or gpart even > existed. If this means that I can't use them any more I'll be very > ticked off. No, the question is which GEOM class to use to parse the partition table = :) gpart is new, shiny, but with some rough edges (most of which have been polished by now), GEOM_xxx were the old classes. 8-CURRENT doesn't use the old classes but they are still there if anyone needs them. --------------enigB5947BBF177C35E1584CFB82 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJ0hMWldnAQVacBcgRAn32AKDwUL4GHoOW9eVU4ZWDin9u0aVWYwCfaRHH tai/XMsdIUg0LOPUzw+GXJo= =HfXc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigB5947BBF177C35E1584CFB82--