From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl
To: bug-parted@gnu.org, clausen@conectiva.com.br,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Partition IDs in the New World TM
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 23:42:25 +0100 (MET) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <UTC200101222242.XAA202146.aeb@vlet.cwi.nl> (raw)
Andrew Clausen writes:
> can anyone remember why we have partition IDs?
Partition IDs are not necessary. Linux works fine
when you have no partition table at all, and have a
parttab file in an initrd disk telling the kernel where
the partitions are supposed to be.
No kernel changes required. Today you do not need partition IDs.
Today you can dynamically add and delete partitions,
without involving anything like a partition table.
But people use various schemes to partition their disks,
mainly because also other operating systems like DOS or MacOS
use the same disks. In such a situation it is useful to
agree with the other OS on where the partitions are.
Andries
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Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-01-22 22:42 Andries.Brouwer [this message]
2001-01-22 17:35 ` Partition IDs in the New World TM Mark I Manning IV
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2001-01-24 10:28 Andries.Brouwer
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2001-01-23 18:35 ` Andrew Clausen
2001-01-23 22:01 ` Glenn McGrath
2001-01-24 13:40 ` Andrew Clausen
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2001-01-23 17:08 ` Andrew Clausen
2001-01-23 15:46 Andries.Brouwer
2001-01-22 22:55 Andries.Brouwer
2001-01-22 16:17 Andrew Clausen
2001-01-22 16:32 ` Brian Gerst
2001-01-22 16:47 ` Andrew Clausen
2001-01-22 21:39 ` Russell King
2001-01-22 22:30 ` Andrew Clausen
2001-01-22 22:42 ` Russell King
2001-01-22 23:28 ` Andrew Clausen
2001-01-22 23:35 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-01-23 4:47 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-01-23 6:23 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-01-23 19:26 ` Matt D. Robinson
2001-01-24 8:18 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-01-22 22:16 ` Glenn McGrath
2001-01-22 23:35 ` Jason Venner
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