Re: install/54582: sysinst cannot find disklabel on 9.0_BETA/x68k

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

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From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
Cc: martin%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, isaki%pastel-flower.jp@localhost
Subject: Re: install/54582: sysinst cannot find disklabel on 9.0_BETA/x68k
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 14:18:00 +0200

 On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 09:04:24PM +0900, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
 > I'm afraid several other ports also have the similar issue
 > (i.e. no on-disk bsddisklabel data, but the kernel converts
 >  their native OS labels to bsddisklabel in readdisklabel(9)).
 > 
 > - sys/dev/sun/disksubr.c:
 >   disklabel_sun_to_bsd() converts SunOS label
 > - sys/arch/amiga/amiga/disksubr.c:
 >   readdisklabel(9) handles RDB
 > - sys/arch/atai/atari/disksubr.c:
 >   ahdi_label() converts AHDI label (optional)
 > - sys/arch/luna68k/luna68k/disksubr.c
 >   disklabel_om_to_bsd() converts UniOS lavel (similar to SunOS one)
 > - sys/arch/mac68k/mac68k/disksubr.c:
 >   read_mac_label() converts Apple Partition Map
 
 Yes, I am aware of most of them and will address them soon. Sun works (as
 the sunlabel qualifies as a disklabel), amiga and mac* need special handling
 that I am working on. Will put the others on the TODO list and get at them
 afterwards.
 
 Martin