On Sat, Sep 03, 2022 at 02:32:55PM +0000, Klemens Nanni wrote: > The softraid(4) example could also use > echo 'raid 1m-* 100%' | disklabel -wAT/dev/stdin wd1 > > but that's not as clear as > echo 'RAID 1M-* 100%' > template > disklabel -wAT template wd1 > > Feedback? OK? >
reads fine. ok. jmc > Index: sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8,v > retrieving revision 1.148 > diff -u -p -r1.148 disklabel.8 > --- sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8 31 Jul 2022 14:29:19 -0000 1.148 > +++ sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8 3 Sep 2022 14:23:47 -0000 > @@ -538,11 +538,11 @@ A template for the automatic allocation > the > .Fl T > option. > -The template consists of one line per partition, with each line giving > +The template consists of one line per partition, each giving partition type > or > mount point, min-max size range, and percentage of disk, space-separated. > Max can be unlimited by specifying '*'. > -If only mount point and min size are given, the partition is created with > that > -exact size. > +If max size and percentage of disk are omitted, the partition is > +created with the exact min size. > .Bd -literal -offset indent > / 250M > swap 80M-256M 10% > @@ -555,6 +555,15 @@ swap 80M-256M 10% > /usr/obj 1.3G-2G 4% > /home 1G-* 45% > .Ed > +.Pp > +The partition type > +.Dq RAID > +denotes partitions suitable as > +.Xr softraid 4 > +chunks. > +.Bd -literal -offset indent > +RAID 1M-* 100% > +.Ed > .Sh FILES > .Bl -tag -width Pa -compact > .It Pa /etc/disktab > @@ -597,6 +606,7 @@ setting the label on the new partition w > .Sq a > partition. > .Sh SEE ALSO > +.Xr softraid 4 , > .Xr disklabel 5 , > .Xr disktab 5 , > .Xr installboot 8 , > Index: share/man/man4/softraid.4 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/softraid.4,v > retrieving revision 1.48 > diff -u -p -r1.48 softraid.4 > --- share/man/man4/softraid.4 13 Aug 2022 11:13:17 -0000 1.48 > +++ share/man/man4/softraid.4 3 Sep 2022 14:05:22 -0000 > @@ -183,9 +183,10 @@ Initialize the partition tables of all d > .Pp > Now create RAID partitions on all disks: > .Bd -literal -offset indent > -# printf "a\en\en\en\enRAID\enw\enq\en" | disklabel -E wd1 > -# printf "a\en\en\en\enRAID\enw\enq\en" | disklabel -E wd2 > -# printf "a\en\en\en\enRAID\enw\enq\en" | disklabel -E wd3 > +$ echo 'RAID 1M-* 100%' > template > +# disklabel -wAT template wd1 > +# disklabel -wAT template wd2 > +# disklabel -wAT template wd3 > .Ed > .Pp > Assemble the RAID volume: >
