From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:05:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:05:23 -0500 Received: from ha1.rdc2.nsw.optushome.com.au ([203.164.2.50]:13006 "EHLO mss.rdc2.nsw.optushome.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:05:08 -0500 Message-ID: <3A6DFF3D.2841ADD5@optushome.com.au> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:01:33 +1100 From: Glenn McGrath X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.0 i586) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Clausen CC: Bryan Henderson , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bug-parted@gnu.org Subject: Re: Partition IDs in the New World TM In-Reply-To: <3A6DCEEC.66B15F3F@conectiva.com.br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andrew Clausen wrote: > > Bryan Henderson wrote: > > Incidentally, I just realized that the common name "partition ID" > > for this value is quite a misnomer. As far as I know, it has > > never identified the partition, but rather described its contents. > > Yes, "partition type ID" is better. > Why not call it filesystem id, thats what its usually describing Glenn - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/