Re: more... Re: Possibility of increasing default MAXPARTITIONS from 8 to 16

:: tttu uuus uppp minor layout for disks :: mask for uminor :: :Grrr. #ifdef PC98, NDOSPART is set to 16 instead of 4, requiring 5 bits :(0,1,2-17). This leaves one bit that we can usurp. : :I'd

more... Re: Possibility of increasing default MAXPARTITIONS from 8 to 16

:minor device number: : :t = type : :u = unit (upper bits split off from lower) : :s = slice (assuming only 8 slices) : 0 noslice : 1 whole disk : 2-5 s1,s2,s3,s4 : 6-8 unused : :p = partition : :-

Re: more... Re: Possibility of increasing default MAXPARTITIONS from 8 to 16

:: tttu uuus uppp minor layout for disks :: mask for uminor :: :Grrr. #ifdef PC98, NDOSPART is set to 16 instead of 4, requiring 5 bits :(0,1,2-17). This leaves one bit that we can usurp. : :I'

more... Re: Possibility of increasing default MAXPARTITIONS from 8 to 16

:minor device number: : :t = type : :u = unit (upper bits split off from lower) : :s = slice (assuming only 8 slices) : 0 noslice : 1 whole disk : 2-5 s1,s2,s3,s4 : 6-8 unused : :p = partition : :-