Subject: RE: some problems, success, questions...
To: Markus Baeurle <emw4maba@gp.fht-esslingen.de>
From: Mark Brinicombe <amb@physig.ph.kcl.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 01/03/1997 20:00:23
> > 5 partitions:
> > #        size   offset    fstype   [fsize bsize   cpg]
> >   a:     2048        0    4.2BSD     1024  8192     0 	# (Cyl.    0 -
> 0)
> >   b:     2048     2048      swap                    	# (Cyl.    1 - 1)
> >   c:   444416        0    4.2BSD     1024  8192    16 	# (Cyl.    0 -
> 216)
> >   e:   440320     4096    4.2BSD     1024  8192     0 	# (Cyl.    2 -
> 216)
> > 
> > 
> > Hmm, I wonder why is says "5 partitions". I only count 4.
>
> [cut]
> I might be wrong (only had a quick look at the code), but it looks as if
> partitions are only listed if their size is not zero (pp->p_size is checked
> which seems to be the size in cylinders) yet lp->d_partitions is printed as the
> number of partitions which is also the limit for the for-loop but this includes
> partitions with pp->p_size==0.
> It would be less confusing though if such a partition was printed anyway IMHO.

Yep disklabel will just list those that as used and will claim 5 
partitions as partition number 5 is in use.

> Anyway, doesn't really matter, does it? ;-)

Not really. Perhaps it would be nicer if disklabel to print something though.

Cheers,
				Mark

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