From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 31 13:55:48 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 AA61A1065675 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:55:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gary.jennejohn@freenet.de) Received: from mout3.freenet.de (mout3.freenet.de [IPv6:2001:748:100:40::2:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46D0F8FC17 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:55:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gary.jennejohn@freenet.de) Received: from [195.4.92.23] (helo=13.mx.freenet.de) by mout3.freenet.de with esmtpa (ID gary.jennejohn@freenet.de) (port 25) (Exim 4.69 #79) id 1LoeRL-0003gQ-UH for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:55:44 +0200 Received: from tc973.t.pppool.de ([89.55.201.115]:52401 helo=ernst.jennejohn.org) by 13.mx.freenet.de with esmtpa (ID gary.jennejohn@freenet.de) (port 25) (Exim 4.69 #76) id 1LoeRL-0004bd-MQ for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:55:43 +0200 Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:55:42 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090331155542.74d89d64@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: References: <95891.1238477069@critter.freebsd.dk> <20090331133132.1e191836@ernst.jennejohn.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.14.7; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Reply-To: gary.jennejohn@freenet.de 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 13:55:59 -0000 On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:56:54 +0200 Ivan Voras wrote: > Gary Jennejohn wrote: > > On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:24:29 +0000 > > "Poul-Henning Kamp" wrote: > > > >> In message , Marcel Moolenaar wri > >> tes: > >> > >>> I plan to remove the "old" partitioning GEOMs mentioned in the subject > >>> line some time this week. Let me know if any of these should remain for now > >>> 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 ? > >> > > > > 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. > Well, that would be OK then, as long as I can still _use_ the old classes after the removal of the various GEOM_XXX options. --- Gary Jennejohn