[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: [Xen-devel] sfdisk -g support in DomU
> Back in January there was a mail thread on this subject ( > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2005-01/msg > 00659.html > ), however I see that blkfront still does not include ioctl > support for disk geometry. So, any application that uses > "sfdisk -g" to get the geometry of a partition, or disk, will > fail when run in DomU. > > Is this a deliberate omission? Most people tend to import block devices as partitions rather than whole disks, so often there isn't a 'whole disk' device to interogate (though I guess a partition table for it could be faked out if anyone really cared). Importing partitions rather than whole disks makes resizing of indidual partitions easier. When a whole disk is being imported, I guess it would make sense to fabricate a geometry based on the size. Patches welcome... Best, Ian _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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