Removal of GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL

[Ivan Voras]

Gary Jennejohn wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:24:29 +0000
> "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> 
>> In message <DED07257-A1C7-4504-9A9E-CAAC2A9737D6 at mac.com>, Marcel Moolenaar wri
>> tes:
>>
>>> I plan to remove the "old" partitioning GEOMs mentioned in the subject  
>>> line some time this week. Let me know if any of these should remain for now  
>>> due to issues with gpart.
>> Never mind gpart, but don't we have some guidelines for how long time
>> we leave stuff around before we rip it out ?
>>
> 
> I have some disks which were partitioned before GEOM or gpart even
> existed.  If this means that I can't use them any more I'll be very
> ticked off.

No, the question is which GEOM class to use to parse the partition table :)

gpart is new, shiny, but with some rough edges (most of which have been
polished by now), GEOM_xxx were the old classes. 8-CURRENT doesn't use
the old classes but they are still there if anyone needs them.


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