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Subject: Re: [PATCH SLOF v4 0/4] GPT fixes and LVM support with FAT
To: Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org,
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From: Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@ozlabs.ru>
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On 07/02/2015 09:35 PM, Nikunj A Dadhania wrote:
> Following patchset implements some improvements and cleanup for the
> GPT booting code:
>
> patch 1: Simplify the gpt detection code with lesser scopes and add
> 	 comments.
>
> patch 2: Introduce 8byte LE helpers: x@-le and x!-le
>
> patch 3: As we need to detect FAT partition, implement a helper that
> 	 can be used both from GPT code and "fat-bootblock?"
>
> patch 4: Implement GPT FAT for LVM suport and make GPT detection code
> 	 robust

Thanks, pushed to github.


>
> Changelog v3:
> * Dropped patch for renaming "block" variable
> * Fix bug in seek-pos updation code
>
> Changelog V2:
> * Optimize gpt detection code
> * Fixed stack comments
> * Rename verify-gpt-partition, as it was doing more than that. Added
>    comments.
>
> Nikunj A Dadhania (4):
>    disk-label: simplify gpt-prep-partition? routine
>    introduce 8-byte LE helpers
>    disk-label: introduce helper to check fat filesystem
>    disk-label: add support for booting from GPT FAT partition
>
>   slof/fs/little-endian.fs       |   6 ++
>   slof/fs/packages/disk-label.fs | 162 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>   2 files changed, 112 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)
>


-- 
Alexey