Re: bin/49510: gpt(8) fails w/o drvctl and breaks sysinst

[John Nemeth <jnemeth%cue.bc.ca@localhost>]

On Dec 28,  9:10pm, Michael van Elst wrote:
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} From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
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} Subject: Re: bin/49510: gpt(8) fails w/o drvctl and breaks sysinst
} Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:08:58 +0000 (UTC)
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}  martin%NetBSD.org@localhost writes:
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}  >but on kernels which do not have pseudo-device drvctl this fails in very
}  >unintuitive ways:
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}  >gpt: drvctl: /dev/drvctl: Device not configured
}  >gpt: unable to open device 'rsd1c': Device not configured
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}  We could also make drvctl mandatory or define ioctls that return
}  disk geometry without being limited to 32bit numbers.

     I'm going to agree with this.  gpt(8) shouldn't be getting
mangled every time some external item has an issue.  Also, drvctl
is handy for a lot of things and really should be in pretty much
every modern kernel.

     I disagree that this is a bug in gpt(8).  Every INSTALL kernel
where gpt(8) is going to be used should have drvctl, or gpt(8)
shouldn't be used.

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