Subject: Re: new disklabels - part2
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <ignatios@cs.uni-bonn.de>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/21/1999 18:38:56
On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 12:28:59PM -0400, der Mouse wrote:
> > Before anyone does anything with new-format disklabels, I'd like to
> > point out Charles' old "wedge" proposal. I think it's a very good
> > proposal, and should be implemented.
> 
> I like it too; it's a lot like some other stuff that's been kicked
> around on the lists.

err, afair the discussion, some (native?) disklabel reading code obviously
has to be included in the kernel. Then you can use a userland tool to add
more knowledge about e.g. removable, or non-criticalforbooting disks.

	-is
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