Re: Disk Geometries reported incorrectly on 2.6.0-testX

[Stefan Smietanowski <stesmi@stesmi.com>]

Hi.

> Why don't we take the opporunity to make all CHS code configurable out
> of the kernel, and define a new, more compact, partition table format
> which used LBA exclusively, and allowed more than four partitions in
> the main partition table?
> 
> I know it sounds pointless to define a new partitioning scheme when
> there are so many already in existance, but for dedicated Linux
> machines, only being able to define four partitions without resorting
> to 'extended' partitions, which store there partitioning data in other
> parts of the disk, is a needless limitation.  We could also ensure
> that there is sufficient magic in the partition table to make
> identifying it easy and reliable.

Then just select a partitioning scheme that fills those features you
request instead, as you say - there are very many out there and
you're bound to find at least ONE that has those features (I can name
a few straight off) :)

// Stefan