Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern

[James Chacon <jmc%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 09:06:56PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 03:01:03PM +0000, Reinoud Zandijk wrote:
> > 
> > Module Name:        src
> > Committed By:       reinoud
> > Date:               Wed Dec 14 15:01:03 UTC 2005
> > 
> > Modified Files:
> >     src/sys/kern: subr_disk_mbr.c
> > 
> > Log Message:
> > Fix disklabel recognition code for mbr based systems like i386. It would
> > return NULL even though no disklabel was found making callers assume that a
> > valid disklabel WAS found but instead were presented by the dummy disklabel
> > that is created.
> > 
> > If the rval is SCAN_CONTINUE it now returns a standard error that no
> > disklabel was found instead of the NULL.
> 
> Hummm - that was more or less deliberate, IIRC some of the callers
> need a disklabel filled in with partition 'a' and 'd' when there
> is nothing found on the disk.
> 

This is why for changes in critical areas people should be sending mail
to the appropriate tech-X list first asking for review before just committing
what they think is right.

If you think this breaks something I'd revert it.

James