Re: Removal of GEOM_BSD, GEOM_MBR, GEOM_PC98 and GEOM_SUNLABEL

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:56:54 +0200
Ivan Voras <ivoras_at_freebsd.org> wrote:

> Gary Jennejohn wrote:
> > On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:24:29 +0000
> > "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> > 
> >> In message <DED07257-A1C7-4504-9A9E-CAAC2A9737D6_at_mac.com>, Marcel Moolenaar wri
> >> tes:
> >>
> >>> I plan to remove the "old" partitioning GEOMs mentioned in the subject  
> >>> line some time this week. Let me know if any of these should remain for now  
> >>> due to issues with gpart.
> >> Never mind gpart, but don't we have some guidelines for how long time
> >> we leave stuff around before we rip it out ?
> >>
> > 
> > I have some disks which were partitioned before GEOM or gpart even
> > existed.  If this means that I can't use them any more I'll be very
> > ticked off.
> 
> No, the question is which GEOM class to use to parse the partition table :)
> 
> gpart is new, shiny, but with some rough edges (most of which have been
> polished by now), GEOM_xxx were the old classes. 8-CURRENT doesn't use
> the old classes but they are still there if anyone needs them.
> 

Well, that would be OK then, as long as I can still _use_ the old classes
after the removal of the various GEOM_XXX options.

---
Gary Jennejohn