Subject: Re: new disklabels - part2
To: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Leo Weppelman <leo@wau.mis.ah.nl>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/20/1999 21:54:58
On Mon, Sep 20, 1999 at 12:48:53PM -0700, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Leo Weppelman wrote:
> > 
> >   * The basis of the generic-label is the current dislabel definition
> >     (as defined in 'include/disklabel.h'). The additions are:
> >       - 52 (2*26 == [a-zA-Z]) partitions (MAX_GENERIC_PARTITIONS)
> 
> I'd vote for 64 partitions, and shoving the "whole disk" one at #63. For
> now, ports could keep shoving a "whole disk" partition at #2 or #3 (c or
> d).

I started out with the 64 idea myself until I tried to think up the name
of partitions above 52 ;-) So, do you have a suggestion?

Leo.