From nobody Thu Jan 25 17:25:16 2024 X-Original-To: freebsd-current@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4TLSQK4YVJz57g7H for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:25:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bakul@iitbombay.org) Received: from mail-pj1-x1030.google.com (mail-pj1-x1030.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::1030]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1D4" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4TLSQK2sZ8z40ml for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:25:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bakul@iitbombay.org) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: by mail-pj1-x1030.google.com with SMTP id 98e67ed59e1d1-2901ac9ba23so4051258a91.3 for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:25:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=iitbombay-org.20230601.gappssmtp.com; s=20230601; t=1706203528; x=1706808328; darn=freebsd.org; h=to:references:message-id:content-transfer-encoding:cc:date :in-reply-to:from:subject:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=x1pvL5asUFGjzNlJD8tuiw3rO1oA7rW+Pa9+0a0l3uo=; b=CutCIOAyk5k8c5ZfiRwnYOFP7KgpCmMMyoxixBPXkZRWTFFnVmritjN9Y0vYNzEAyU SMJ7MgPfdjK35PVOXgtc6sU/t9AIQS7lLpbw/sEqRhzfRP18iiNa0ufyavhfde8Ocuqx jCwVX9qaMGaLGeM+krd+49HaPX5J8mubbdszHNGmqNJbYFMaiJUxzM96rk/HQx//2igc MSt3IWatO5Zi6/xV/KMzxKjIu/T5Nb7xBX3StUVZynFvo63g31+nkb80LTwc+UVV72Cd C+Ki4UF72QWHI8Wi7R+bVTszkLHWIQRu24nSDgRxPzzhfaiChu6+5EBJMjDtkBRzMPHF j5RQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1706203528; x=1706808328; h=to:references:message-id:content-transfer-encoding:cc:date :in-reply-to:from:subject:mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=x1pvL5asUFGjzNlJD8tuiw3rO1oA7rW+Pa9+0a0l3uo=; b=oRZj6LiE6K7MvcQSLSawRSbq03vtdg5qu1ii66YV1fwlyVnsNmLMjbaxXZBMXZo7r3 2hVs1iW8Iqe3kkYIKfdmZQfUMBT8F/mEUzABKlyLHv+lyjLUyHB4+d/4rp+tWGBmgB4F IW6OVg+Aq/FHflBif0vbqEeO5P/ZB28aNDos9n/a2PiG8QmSfyQbERM7sFlKFrOYgFe2 pwR8UNd6VYsPwKPkMYaMfVbEw0ji2gW+g9OogG17FB3EvmfiJ1NzSePOkO70s5t31y3i IOI+qelk+ss4mUcSRWf/+a8Yq1z2U1BPDA5jPPJB8v1z8Vguqn5SFh/qXd/XJVEV0RVu fpEA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxB1QEijCFNQF9FpOSQ6psRI9cRrvx2nOoEeM6tbGJsqXJTTZy3 glBp+ieYxWzYu2aNLpKz7h+xi6M+3N3UAur6kFMZsjQWQxEvrpl/BnY7QtNW2iPNo9d/P1IquqE = X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IHvIYVBvP9AL6GH/4eKl8esqcy9Sxscnf0xuDKm5xJ2sPf3QYsgPraQSLh5EWtX4joAlxL65w== X-Received: by 2002:a17:90a:cb94:b0:28d:fe4a:9720 with SMTP id a20-20020a17090acb9400b0028dfe4a9720mr885158pju.26.1706203528023; Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:25:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtpclient.apple (107-215-223-229.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net. [107.215.223.229]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id b16-20020a17090a991000b0028d134a9223sm1806616pjp.8.2024.01.25.09.25.27 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:25:27 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3774.400.31\)) Subject: Re: Removing fdisk and bsdlabel (legacy partition tools) From: Bakul Shah In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:25:16 -0800 Cc: Ed Maste , "Rodney W. Grimes" , FreeBSD Current Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <524F3BCF-53C5-491C-9470-F107AA5EF98A@iitbombay.org> References: <202401251600.40PG0VMb002219@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> To: Warner Losh X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3774.400.31) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4TLSQK2sZ8z40ml X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US] On Jan 25, 2024, at 8:15=E2=80=AFAM, Warner Losh wrote: >=20 > What can fdisk and/or disklabel repair that gpart can't? May be add a section in gpart that shows how to map fdisk & bsdlabel functionality to gpart? Better still, why not provide scripts for fdisk/bsdlabel that use gpart underneath? FreeBSD should strive to provide backward compatibility....=