From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mail-ob0-f170.google.com ([209.85.214.170]:63232 "EHLO mail-ob0-f170.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751587AbaKXT4z (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:56:55 -0500 Received: by mail-ob0-f170.google.com with SMTP id wp18so7703194obc.15 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:56:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.0.75] (cpe-70-123-211-202.satx.res.rr.com. [70.123.211.202]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id e8sm5982529oev.4.2014.11.24.11.56.51 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:56:52 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <54738D83.9010108@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:56:51 -0600 From: Bruce Dubbs MIME-Version: 1.0 To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: LUKS partition types, redux References: <546D0495.2030803@dasyatidae.net> <20141124113733.GC926@x2.net.home> <547343EA.6090606@ubuntu.com> <20141124154604.GA2610@x2.net.home> In-Reply-To: <20141124154604.GA2610@x2.net.home> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Karel Zak wrote: > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 09:42:50AM -0500, Phillip Susi wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 11/24/2014 6:37 AM, Karel Zak wrote: >>> The current trend is to use partition type to define for what >>> purpose we want to use the partition (for example "this is /home") >>> independently on partition format. >> >> I wouldn't call this bone headed idea of redhat's a trend. Using >> partition table type codes to decide to auto mount in particular parts >> of the filesystem is such a brain damaged idea, those who thought it >> up need beaten with a clue-by-four and its use needs to be *strongly* >> discouraged. > > well, it's designed for auto-generated fstab-less systems like > containers/virt images, etc. I'm not big fan of this feature, but for > some use cases it makes sense. (And it's systemd upstream decision.) > > Anyway, use partition type for "usage" makes more sense than for "fs-type". Since when is systemd upstream of util-linux? -- Bruce