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Re: OK to remove "no_mbr" from xbd disks in sysinst?



On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 02:16:29PM -0800, Jeff Rizzo wrote:
> Would anyone mind terribly if I removed the "no_mbr" flag from xbd(4)
> disks in sysinst?  Not installing an MBR means it's a lot more work to
> switch a domU from PV to HVM, or to use a PV INSTALL to install an HVM domU.
> 
> I haven't actually tested yet, but I don't particularly see a downside
> for this...

You really don't need an MBR to boot on HVM.

Really, no_mbr should be the decision of the person running sysinst on
x86.

So, put me down for "slightly-objects".

        Jonathan Kollasch


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