From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@ij.net>
To: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Separating out libata out of SCSI (finally)
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:42:22 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <486115DE.20805@ij.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48610BDC.6090101@kernel.org>
On 2008/06/24 23:59 (GMT+0900) Tejun Heo apparently typed:
> I'm currently working on a scheme where partitions above gd->minors get
> allocated dynamic MAJ:MIN. It looks like it can be done mostly in block
> layer proper. The only problem I can foresee is not being able to
> specify MAJ:MIN as root device but that shouldn't be a major problem.
> I'll report back when I make more progress.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but on the following, would it not
be a major problem booting, without deleting any existing or moving
any existing, with only a few more upgrade cycles to replace what's
there installed now with current and near future distros?
Disk /dev/hda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x31caf8da
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 13 104391 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS # OS/2 maintenance OS
/dev/hda2 * 14 14 8032+ a OS/2 Boot Manager # Primary Boot Loader
/dev/hda3 15 46 257040 6 FAT16 # DOS
/dev/hda4 48 14594 116848777+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 48 48 8001 1 FAT12 # DOS
/dev/hda6 49 80 257008+ 6 FAT16 # DOS
/dev/hda7 82 107 208813+ 83 Linux # primary Grub
/dev/hda8 108 222 923706 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda9 223 834 4915858+ 83 Linux # Fedora, current
/dev/hda10 1142 1243 819283+ 7 HPFS/NTFS # OS/2 OS
/dev/hda11 1269 1523 2048256 7 HPFS/NTFS # OS/2 data
/dev/hda12 1575 1693 955836 7 HPFS/NTFS # OS/2 apps
/dev/hda13 1694 2012 2562336 7 HPFS/NTFS # OS/2 archival
/dev/hda14 2014 2217 1638598+ 83 Linux # /home
/dev/hda15 2218 2568 2819376 83 Linux # /Knoppix
/dev/hda16 2569 3486 7373803+ 83 Linux # SUSE 10.2 /
/dev/hda17 3487 4379 7172991 83 Linux # /pub
/dev/hda18 4380 4409 240943+ 83 Linux # /srv
/dev/hda19 4410 4549 1124518+ 83 Linux # /usr/local
/dev/hda20 4550 5187 5124703+ 83 Linux # /usr/src
/dev/hda21 5188 5799 4915858+ 83 Linux # Mandriva 2007 /
/dev/hda22 5800 6513 5735173+ 83 Linux # Factory /
/dev/hda23 6514 7176 5325516 83 Linux # Cooker /
/dev/hda24 7178 7279 819283+ 7 HPFS/NTFS # eComStation beta OS
/dev/hda25 7281 7892 4915858+ 83 Linux # Fedora 6 /
/dev/hda26 7893 8504 4915858+ 83 Linux # Fedora 5 /
/dev/hda27 8505 9116 4915858+ 83 Linux # SUSE 10.0 /
/dev/hda28 9117 9728 4915858+ 83 Linux # Mandriva 2006 /
/dev/hda29 9729 10340 4915858+ 83 Linux # Mandriva 2008 /
/dev/hda30 10341 10850 4096543+ 83 Linux # SUSE 11.0 /
/dev/hda31 12656 12757 819283+ 7 HPFS/NTFS # OS/2 skeleton
/dev/hda32 12758 14593 14747638+ 83 Linux # /isos
/dev/hda33 14594 14594 8001 12 Compaq diagnostics # demarcation line
14595 19456 # freespace
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foundation?" Matthew 7:12 NIV
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-06-24 15:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <485B2CC6.6070201@kernel.org>
2008-06-20 19:41 ` [RFC] Separating out libata out of SCSI (finally) Brian King
2008-06-20 20:28 ` James Bottomley
2008-06-20 22:41 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-06-20 23:50 ` Tejun Heo
2008-06-23 21:04 ` Greg Freemyer
2008-06-23 21:11 ` James Bottomley
2008-06-23 21:56 ` Felix Miata
2008-06-24 8:30 ` Boaz Harrosh
2008-06-24 14:42 ` James Bottomley
2008-06-24 14:58 ` Greg Freemyer
2008-06-24 15:13 ` Felix Miata
2008-06-24 14:59 ` Tejun Heo
2008-06-24 15:42 ` Felix Miata [this message]
2008-06-24 15:49 ` Tejun Heo
2008-06-24 16:27 ` Felix Miata
2008-06-24 16:35 ` Tejun Heo
2008-06-24 16:54 ` Alan Cox
2008-06-20 23:47 ` Tejun Heo
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