Package: parted
Version: 3.6
Severity: minor
Dear maintainer,
In a GPT partition table, when the file system type of a partition is
set to a Microsoft filesystem (ex: FAT) with ped_partition_set_system(),
gpt_partition_set_system() sets the partition type to
PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID (Microsoft basic data partition type GUID),
resulting in the "msftdata" flag being set. As expected.
However when a partition has the PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID type, if the
filesystem type is changed to a non-Microsoft filesystem (ex: ext4),
gpt_partition_set_system() does not reset the partition type to the
associated partition type GUID (ex: PARTITION_LINUX_DATA_GUID),
resulting in the "msftdata" flag still being set.
It is the same with the PARTITION_SWAP_GUID partition type.
This is caused by PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID and PARTITION_SWAP_GUID
being included in skip_set_system_guids[]. Is there a reason for this or
is it a bug ? Shouldn't all filesystem-specific partition types be
excluded from this list ?
