[DragonFlyBSD - Bug #2674] GPT Support
Issue #2674 has been updated by ftigeot. Related to Bug #2830: gpt(8) doesn't align partitions to 1MB blocks added Bug #2674: GPT Support http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/2674#change-12686 * Author: ftigeot * Status: New * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Category: * Target version: DragonFly currently doesn't have any GPT support in its installer, which makes it hard to install on 2TB storage volumes. Proposed roadmap: 1. Register some GUID partition types UFS and swap partitions could reuse the FreeBSD UFS and partition types New types are needed for HAMMER and HAMMER2 file systems 2. Add full-volume support to the installer The installer should be able to install DragonFly on a dedicated volume 3. Add partial volume support to the installer For people wanting to keep non-DragonFly managed data on part of a volume -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/my/account
[DragonFlyBSD - Bug #2830] gpt(8) doesn't align partitions to 1MB blocks
Issue #2830 has been updated by ftigeot. Related to Bug #2674: GPT Support added Bug #2830: gpt(8) doesn't align partitions to 1MB blocks http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/2830#change-12687 * Author: ftigeot * Status: New * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Category: * Target version: The GPT partition scheme management utility, gpt(8) doesn't manage partition alignment at all. # gpt create /dev/da1 # gpt boot /dev/da1 # gpt show /dev/da1 start size index contents 0 1 - PMBR 1 1 - Pri GPT header 2 32 - Pri GPT table 342097152 0 GPT part - DragonFly Label32 We can see the just created boot partition starts on the legacy sector 34 offset, 17KB from the start of the device. This isn't divisible by the physical sector size of modern disk devices (4KB). It isn't optimal with SSD either: they typically use 8KB or bigger erase blocks. gpt(8) should behave in the same as disklabel64 and align partitions to 1MB boundaries. -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/my/account
