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SubjectRe: partition block cleanup
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> Russell> There is a problem lurking in there, which exists when you
> Russell> have partition information occupying various different
> Russell> locations on the disk.
>
> I really can't see the problem with this, it sounds like a special
> case Acorn problem and in that case it is simple to disallow people to
> enable other partition table types on those machines.

It isnt just an acorn problem. In fact the current EFI draft will mean it
even might bite you on a PC at some point in the future. All this requires
is you enforce the order, and maybe if someone really cares enough they
provide partition=hda,pc or some other setup option.

Finally the disallow other types on an Acorn machine isnt a practical option,
so it does need to be fixed. Acorn boxes use all kind of partition types.

Alan


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