From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 25 03:36:15 2009 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 C2479106564A; Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:36:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from harmony.bsdimp.com (bsdimp.com [199.45.160.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FD708FC0A; Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:36:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by harmony.bsdimp.com (8.14.3/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n6P3YJj3003880; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:34:20 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:34:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20090724.233458.1683324074.imp@bsdimp.com> To: scottl@samsco.org From: "M. Warner Losh" In-Reply-To: <4A68DA56.60301@samsco.org> References: <4A66D0F4.4030108@FreeBSD.org> <20090723.132350.-432839349.imp@bsdimp.com> <4A68DA56.60301@samsco.org> X-Mailer: Mew version 5.2 on Emacs 21.3 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, mav@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, cperciva@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r195817 - head/usr.sbin/sysinstall 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: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:36:16 -0000 In message: <4A68DA56.60301@samsco.org> Scott Long writes: : M. Warner Losh wrote: : > In message: <4A66D0F4.4030108@FreeBSD.org> : > Alexander Motin writes: : > : Colin Percival wrote: : > : > Author: cperciva : > : > Date: Wed Jul 22 03:50:54 2009 : > : > New Revision: 195817 : > : > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/195817 : > : > : > : > Log: : > : > Remove the "dedicated disk mode" partitioning option from sysinstall, in : > : > both the disk partitioning screen (the 'F' key) and via install.cfg (the : > : > VAR_DEDICATED_DISK option). This functionality is currently broken in 8.x : > : > due to libdisk and geom generating different partition names; this commit : > : > merely acts to help steer users away from the breakage. : > : > : > : > Submitted by: randi : > : > Approved by: re (kensmith) : > : > : > : > Modified: : > : > head/usr.sbin/sysinstall/disks.c : > : : > : Is there any other way to not align FS block to the ugly legacy 63 : > : sectors per track boundary with sysinstall now? I think RAIDs won't be : > : happy. May be it would be better to fix it? : > : > The reason we do it like this is because the boot blocks occupy the : > first cylinder group. Which with today's fake goemetry is 63 : > blocks... : > : : I already covered this. Unfortunately, Randi didn't take my bait. : Anyways, '63' is a minimum, it's not a singular value. It's also : an incredibly bad default. Yes. 256 is just as good as 63, unless the geometry reports more than 256 heads, which I don't think is possible... Warner