Re: [PATCH] fix broken support for installing on extended partitions

2011-02-11 Thread Jacob L. Leifman
I can confirm the following points: * the code in the kernel works "correctly" in that it can successfully mount and access deeply nested non-OpenBSD extended partitions; * the code in the base fdisk(8) utility works correctly as I have used it numerous times to fix disk partitioning on Window

Re: [PATCH] fix broken support for installing on extended partitions

2011-02-11 Thread Kenneth R Westerback
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 05:11:45PM +0200, ucs...@gmail.com wrote: > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 06:28:28AM -0500, Kenneth R Westerback wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 09:47:02AM +0200, ucs...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Despite the touted support, OpenBSD wouldn't be able to boot off an > > > extended pa

Re: [PATCH] fix broken support for installing on extended partitions

2011-02-11 Thread ucsavl
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 06:28:28AM -0500, Kenneth R Westerback wrote: > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 09:47:02AM +0200, ucs...@gmail.com wrote: > > Despite the touted support, OpenBSD wouldn't be able to boot off an > > extended partition, unless it's the very first or second one. > > > > The kernel was

Re: [PATCH] fix broken support for installing on extended partitions

2011-02-11 Thread Kenneth R Westerback
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 09:47:02AM +0200, ucs...@gmail.com wrote: > Despite the touted support, OpenBSD wouldn't be able to boot off an > extended partition, unless it's the very first or second one. > > The kernel was fixed (after a fashion) some time ago, but boot(8) and > installboot(8) still l

[PATCH] fix broken support for installing on extended partitions

2011-02-11 Thread ucsavl
Despite the touted support, OpenBSD wouldn't be able to boot off an extended partition, unless it's the very first or second one. The kernel was fixed (after a fashion) some time ago, but boot(8) and installboot(8) still live under the mistaken idea that extended partitions are defined recursively