From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.71) id 1VqT8U-0001d5-Va for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:38:27 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36848) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqT8N-0001TE-CR for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:38:25 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqT8H-0006f0-DI for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:38:19 -0500 Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120]:47721) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqT8H-0006eo-8O for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:38:13 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=dq5Z+ic4 c=1 sm=0 a=/DbS/tiKggfTkRRHPZEB4g==:17 a=h_Sp9wbh10QA:10 a=Sf1lQz6BAFEA:10 a=S1A5HrydsesA:10 a=Qsx_du5GiBkA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=fxJcL_dCAAAA:8 a=KGjhK52YXX0A:10 a=tQUrN4PDdR4A:10 a=QfKxxUxMAAAA:8 a=40M9Jh3qkufbH6vqYp8A:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=PoXAWLYL1hQA:10 a=/DbS/tiKggfTkRRHPZEB4g==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Authenticated-User: X-Originating-IP: 67.78.168.186 Received: from [67.78.168.186] ([67.78.168.186:50340] helo=[10.1.1.236]) by cdptpa-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id AD/C0-21884-4AD67A25; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:38:12 +0000 Message-ID: <52A76DA3.1010807@ubuntu.com> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:38:11 -0500 From: Phillip Susi User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GNU GRUB Subject: Re: grub mishandles corrupt/missing primary GPT References: <9DB3EF6D-6E26-4A9F-BB2D-07CCEF378D7A@colorremedies.com> <52687CC7.4010605@gmail.com> <52A5E1A1.3000103@ubuntu.com> <52A5E7A2.6060104@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <52A5E7A2.6060104@gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 75.180.132.120 X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:38:25 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/9/2013 10:54 AM, Vladimir '?-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > Not true. I've checked: all configs not involving compressed fs or > diskfilter fit in 31K. As I said, "trivial" configurations ;) ext2 with no raid or lvm fits... btrfs or any combination of raid or lvm doesn't. > We're speaking abut GPT, nothing to do with MBR embed area. You seemed to be concerned that increasing the size to deal with GPT properly would be bad for MBR setups. MBR setups already have plenty of spare room in the vast majority of cases. > My problem with that is that it increases complexity a lot in > currently simple code. And also I had experience with backup header > out of place due to disk reconfiguration and primary header > corrupted but still well enough to have valid partitions. I could > boot this system by using "gpt" linux option. With proposed changes > this system would become unbootable. One very damaged configuration becomes unbootable, many other less damaged configurations become bootable. Good trade in my book. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJSp22jAAoJEI5FoCIzSKrwxcEH/1Ban2YrF5XKC0qmywYnUjDc Bk29a/1KQTPEgX8L8gm9k6cmdIWis+bPCn2HLxNo738/9OmAlUK23Tt5mXgAfy3j 6H+wZPl/NunNrYiWrVjql+sBgKyC69k6tGUwEXUeldyQRBfMWagJtbJGlZC7jmcq zPwjME+hys+JDXSIhSDLWT6+EpNpwha8e147vlDKJ9CFA83l8WVR1kB6RuIloUly iAPHavx33unqPc2vLghsajIj7MhGTzTKy0jDs1g8u1wZW3A2oJKMWAuz/FiCu1fL K1wHeR0Mi6QeEKeQkbaNotAgW6CXlWO6zLzhdF7SuQRBsTxLAp6/ymrthGUQECA= =tJLy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----