cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/conf GENERIC src/sys/arm/conf EP80219 src/sys/conf NOTES files files.powerpc options src/sys/geom geom_apple.c geom_gpt.c src/sys/geom/part g_part.c g_part.h g_part_apm.c g_part_gpt.c g_part_if.m src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC ...

[Marcel Moolenaar]

On Feb 7, 2007, at 12:02 PM, Robert Watson wrote:

>
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
>
>>  Evolve the ctlreq interface added to geom_gpt into a generic
>>  partitioning class that supports multiple schemes. Current
>>  schemes supported are APM (Apple Partition Map) and GPT.
>>  Change all GEOM_APPLE anf GEOM_GPT options into GEOM_PART_APM
>>  and GEOM_PART_GPT (resp).
>>
>>  The ctlreq interface supports verbs to create and destroy
>>  partitioning schemes on a disk; to add, delete and modify
>>  partitions; and to commit or undo changes made.
>
> Does this mean we can expect to see the disabling of GEOM exclusive- 
> use protections disappear from normal administrative activities  
> soon, as there will now be approved channels to incrementally  
> change the layout of in-use partition tables?

Yes, that's the idea. A tool will be developed first that uses
these verbs (though I already have a regression test suite
capable of creating and modifying APM and GPT partitions).
After that the idea is to migrate other partitioning schemes
and slicers into this framework. The end-result being a single
tool for partitioning disks with any and all schemes supported
by the framework and using the ctlreq mechanism to work on live
disks.

-- 
Marcel Moolenaar
xcllnt at mac.com