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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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||
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