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bin/38094: [PATCH] support "BIOS Boot" partition type in gpt(8)
>Number: 38094
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: [PATCH] support "BIOS Boot" partition type in gpt(8)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Feb 23 23:05:00 +0000 2008
>Originator: Robert Millan
>Release:
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
This patch adds support to gpt(8) partition editor for BIOS Boot Partition.
This partition type is used by GRUB 2 and aimed at standarization. More details
at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS_Boot_Partition_(GPT)
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
diff -ur src/sbin/gpt/gpt.c src.new/sbin/gpt/gpt.c
--- src/sbin/gpt/gpt.c 2007-12-28 20:53:10.000000000 +0100
+++ src.new/sbin/gpt/gpt.c 2008-02-23 21:56:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@
return (0);
switch (*s) {
+ case 'b':
+ if (strcmp(s, "bios") == 0) {
+ uuid_t bios = GPT_ENT_TYPE_BIOS;
+ *uuid = bios;
+ return (0);
+ }
+ break;
case 'c':
if (strcmp(s, "ccd") == 0) {
uuid_t ccd = GPT_ENT_TYPE_NETBSD_CCD;
diff -ur src/sbin/gpt/show.c src.new/sbin/gpt/show.c
--- src/sbin/gpt/show.c 2007-12-28 20:53:10.000000000 +0100
+++ src.new/sbin/gpt/show.c 2008-02-23 21:57:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
friendly(uuid_t *t)
{
static uuid_t efi_slice = GPT_ENT_TYPE_EFI;
+ static uuid_t bios_boot = GPT_ENT_TYPE_BIOS;
static uuid_t mslinux = GPT_ENT_TYPE_MS_BASIC_DATA;
static uuid_t freebsd = GPT_ENT_TYPE_FREEBSD;
static uuid_t hfs = GPT_ENT_TYPE_APPLE_HFS;
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@
if (uuid_equal(t, &efi_slice, NULL))
return ("EFI System");
+ if (uuid_equal(t, &bios_boot, NULL))
+ return ("BIOS Boot");
if (uuid_equal(t, &nb_swap, NULL))
return ("NetBSD swap");
if (uuid_equal(t, &nb_ufs, NULL))
diff -ur src/sys/sys/disklabel_gpt.h src.new/sys/sys/disklabel_gpt.h
--- src/sys/sys/disklabel_gpt.h 2007-12-28 20:53:09.000000000 +0100
+++ src.new/sys/sys/disklabel_gpt.h 2008-02-23 21:57:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -148,4 +148,10 @@
#define GPT_ENT_TYPE_APPLE_HFS \
{0x48465300,0x0000,0x11aa,0xaa,0x11,{0x00,0x30,0x65,0x43,0xec,0xac}}
+/*
+ * Used by GRUB 2.
+ */
+#define GPT_ENT_TYPE_BIOS \
+ {0x21686148,0x6449,0x6e6f,0x74,0x4e,{0x65,0x65,0x64,0x45,0x46,0x49}}
+
#endif /* _SYS_DISKLABEL_GPT_H_ */
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