On Feb 7, 2007, at 12:02 PM, Robert Watson wrote:
On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
Evolve the ctlreq interface added to geom_gpt into a generic
partitioning class that supports multiple schemes. Current
schemes supported are APM (Apple Partition Map) and GPT.
Change all GEOM_APPLE anf GEOM_GPT options into GEOM_PART_APM
and GEOM_PART_GPT (resp).
The ctlreq interface supports verbs to create and destroy
partitioning schemes on a disk; to add, delete and modify
partitions; and to commit or undo changes made.
Does this mean we can expect to see the disabling of GEOM exclusive-
use protections disappear from normal administrative activities
soon, as there will now be approved channels to incrementally
change the layout of in-use partition tables?
Yes, that's the idea. A tool will be developed first that uses
these verbs (though I already have a regression test suite
capable of creating and modifying APM and GPT partitions).
After that the idea is to migrate other partitioning schemes
and slicers into this framework. The end-result being a single
tool for partitioning disks with any and all schemes supported
by the framework and using the ctlreq mechanism to work on live
disks.
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Marcel Moolenaar
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