On Apr 7, 2005, at 10:51 PM, Andrey Chernov wrote: >> is dropped when the disk disappears. The on-disk data can be modified >> by partitioning tools. The in-core data does not change because of >> that, >> but the in-core data can be brought in sync with the on-disk data by >> some means (sysctl, ioctl or whatever). The in-core data cannot be >> edited >> on its own. > > It bring some problems like illegal on-disk modification synced to > in-core. Q: what would you consider illegal on-disk modifications? > Since on-disk editing is not controlled (and should not be), it > may overlap or be incorrect in some other way. Q: why is on-disk editing not controlled and why shouldn't it be? > But, if you edit in-core > partition instead, as I suggest, you can do all sorts of checking and > safety, easily excluding overlaps, etc. I can't say I buy into that. I don't see how in-core editing can be better checked than on-disk editing. Can you explain? -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel_at_xcllnt.netReceived on Fri Apr 08 2005 - 04:18:22 UTC
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