Re: [PATCH] probe command

[Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko]

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Pavel Roskin<address@hidden> wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 22:55 +0200, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
>
>> > --target=partmap doesn't work on whole disks.
>> It was the intent. I'm norking on nested partitions and consider the
>> following situation:
>> hd0 is subdivided by pc partmap into
>> hd0,1 - linux
>> hd0,2 - solaris which is subdivided by sun partmap into
>> hd0,2,1 - root
>> hd0,2,2 - swap
>> Then
>> probe -p hd0 gives "none"
>> probe -p hd0,2 gives "pc"
>> probe -p hd0,2,2 gives "sun"
>> another possibility would be
>> probe -p hd0 gives "pc"
>> probe -p hd0,2 gives "sun"
>> probe -p hd0,2,2 gives "none"
>> I don't have strong preference for one or other option but it can't
>> say "pc" on both hd0 and hd0,1
>
> I think it the concept is not obvious to the user, maybe we could omit
> that functionality?  Are you going to use it anywhere?
The idea was to give the scriptwriters more possibilities for
autoconfig. There is normally no reason for an end user to use this
functionality at all but it may be useful in writing automated scripts
for usage on e.g. rescue CD
>
>> P.S. could you improve & commit your target libc patch?
>
> I'm looking at it now, but it will take some time.  I've just noticed
> that I didn't post another patch that is required for correct
> implementation (AC_CHECK_FUNCS doesn't work if the target headers are
> missing).  Also, I want to eliminate GRUB_SOURCE, at least from the
> configuration scripts.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Pavel Roskin
>
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Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko