From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <bh40@calva.net>
To: <linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org>,
<yellowdog-devel@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Subject: RFC: Changing default partition type for linux/ppc
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 12:59:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20000707105915.30418@mailhost.mipsys.com> (raw)
Hi all !
Currently, the default partition type used by Linux/PPC on mac partition
maps is Apple_UNIX_SVR2. This is historically the type used by Apple's A/
UX for its own partitions. However, I don't like it since it gives no
indication on the type of filesystem on the partition, and I see no
reason to keep it.
So I suggest moving to Linux_ext2, Linux_swap, or maybe simply Linux and
Linux_swap (since ext2 is not the only filesystem Linux may put on
these). Using a different type for swap would help avoiding confusion.
If everyone is ok, we can then update pdisk, and on my side, I'll update
the kernel's root-auto-detect mecanism to take this into account. (The
kernel will currently find by itself a root partition if it has the above
type and the name "root" and no root= option was specified by the bootloader).
Any comments ?
Ben.
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next reply other threads:[~2000-07-07 10:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-07-07 10:59 Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
2000-07-07 13:05 ` RFC: Changing default partition type for linux/ppc Tom Gall
2000-07-07 13:28 ` Olaf Hering
2000-07-07 13:33 ` Hollis Blanchard
2000-07-07 15:25 ` Charles Stevenson
2000-07-07 16:14 ` Michael Schmitz
2000-07-07 22:19 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2000-07-07 19:30 ` Nelson Abramson
2000-07-08 5:16 ` Ethan Benson
2000-07-10 14:38 ` Michael Schmitz
2000-07-09 7:37 ` Hollis Blanchard
2000-07-07 14:12 ` Eric Valette
2000-07-07 17:37 ` Mark Hatle
2000-07-07 22:21 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2000-07-09 21:22 ` Tom Vier
2000-07-09 21:33 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2000-07-10 0:33 ` Tom Vier
2000-07-10 1:49 ` Matt Brubeck
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2000-07-07 11:22 Iain Sandoe
2000-07-07 12:49 ` Hollis Blanchard
2000-07-07 14:13 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
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