Re: raidframe and gpt

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Sat, 16 Mar 2024, Paul Goyette wrote:

> Does anyone have an example of how to configure raid0 on a GPT disk?
>
> I can easily set the partition type with gpt, but how do I reserve
> space for the raid component label?  Do I need to reserve that space?
>
> Also, does raidframe understand the NAME=gpt-label syntax in the
> config file?  Or does it require me to specify the particular dk<n> ?
> (And what happens if something moves and <n> changes?)

One more quuestion: the raidctl man page talks about partitioning the
raid<n> device using mbr partitions.  Is it possible to use GPT here?
Will the resulting wedges show up automatically?

> It seems so much simpler to use ccd(4) but there's a nasty memory
> allocation bug which makes it unuseable for now.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
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