linux-kernel - Re: ATA 4 KiB sector issues.

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Message-ID: <4B96E02B.7060200@kernel.org>
Date:	Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:27 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Jim Meyering <jim@...ering.net>
CC:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>,
	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
	"linux-ide@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Daniel Taylor <Daniel.Taylor@....com>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, Mark Lord <kernel@...savvy.com>,
	tytso@....edu, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, irtiger@...il.com,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>, aschnell@...e.de,
	knikanth@...e.de, jdelvare@...e.de
Subject: Re: ATA 4 KiB sector issues.

Hello,

On 03/09/2010 04:27 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Related information, prompted by my recent encounter with a
> tool that refused to let me use a GPT partition table.
> 
> Partition table formats: prefer GUID/GPT:
> 
>   Having spent more than my share of time looking at partition table
>   formats recently, I am now strongly biased against DOS partition
>   tables, and for GUID/GPT ones.  In addition to allowing for >2GiB
>   partition offsets and lengths, GPT tables provide for better
>   protection in case of corruption (checksums, backup table at end
>   of disk) and don't have the anachronistic distinction of primary
>   and extended/logical partitions (all partitions are "primary").
>   You can even give each partition a name.  The only reason to use a
>   DOS partition table on a new installation is if you're stuck with
>   a requirement of using an OS like XP on bare metal.
> 
> Please consider encouraging the use of GPT partition tables...
> or at least do not *dis*courage their use.

I'll surely include it.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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