Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:56:54 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal of GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL Message-ID: <gqt3um$f77$3@ger.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <20090331133132.1e191836@ernst.jennejohn.org> References: <DED07257-A1C7-4504-9A9E-CAAC2A9737D6@mac.com> <95891.1238477069@critter.freebsd.dk> <20090331133132.1e191836@ernst.jennejohn.org>
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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" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: >=20 >> In message <DED07257-A1C7-4504-9A9E-CAAC2A9737D6@mac.com>, 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--
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