From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 18:53:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 18:53:44 -0400 Received: from mailout11.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.85]:41426 "EHLO mailout11.sul.t-online.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 18:53:44 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: Oliver Neukum To: Hacksaw , Thunder from the hill Subject: Re: PATCH - change to blkdev->queue calling triggers BUG in md.c Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:57:01 +0200 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.1] Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200209022233.g82MXXgB015673@habitrail.home.fools-errant.com> In-Reply-To: <200209022233.g82MXXgB015673@habitrail.home.fools-errant.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Message-ID: <17m085-0bF1fsC@fmrl05.sul.t-online.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Am Dienstag, 3. September 2002 00:33 schrieb Hacksaw: > Speaking from the perspective of a long time computer user and sys-admin, > I'm trying to understand life without a partition table. > > I operate under the following assumptions: > > 1. It's useful to have a physical disk divided into multiple logical disks. It's not only useful, without it there can be no cooperation among operating systems. There are standards which have to be followed. Partition detection has to work always and everywhere. It has to work if you have booted into /bin/bash and half your disk is gone and you're busily hacking away with a disk editor. [..] > Of course, I'd be the first to admit that the current partition table is a > stupid design, but I can't see not having one at all. It's not the only design. Regards Oliver