Re: 1.9.x slices, newfs, and vinum problem?

["Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
>     The question is whether we can simply require that vinum partitions
>     skip the label area (i.e. the starting block has to be at least 16
>     for a partition created with a normal disklabel) or whether there
>     are backwards compatibility issues that require us to support vinum
>     writing into the disk's label area.

The problem is rather that you can place a partition into the label area.  This should be off limits.

cheers
 simon

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