>> Is there any change that the number of entries in the disktable could
>> be increased from the current value of 8 to say 12 or 16 for the i386
>> port (and maybe some others). Hard disk sizes have increased rapidly and
>> the current partition count is a real pain if you want to have several
>> o/s on one disk and be able to access them concurrently.
>> 
>> Since 1.5* will be a completely different animal to 1.4*, it would seem
>> this would be a good time to move. Comments ?
>
>This has been hashed several times, and such a move isn't trivial to keep
>backward-compatibility. It's not something that can be done in a few weeks.

what if the b and c device entries for the hard disks went to new
major numbers, with the old majors still active for a release or two?
surely the drivers don't care...do they?

or is the major obstacle the size of the disklabel...?

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