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List:       linux-xfs
Subject:    Re: Partition tools (Re: debian-installer status -- 2002-07-29)
From:       karlheg () hegbloom ! net (Karl M !  Hegbloom)
Date:       2002-07-30 5:47:27
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Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> writes:

> I am in complete agreement that we would not want to include EVMS,
> XFS or similar in our default kernel unless (or until) they are part
> of the official kernel.
> 
> However, I am willing to do some work to support EVMS in d-i, and to
> provide EVMS-enabled installation media for those who are interested
> in trying it.  If I can use this experience to improve volume
> management support in d-i, then I would hope that my contributions
> would be welcome.

I am also interested in an EVMS + XFS (and SMP enabled; give them a
choice of kernel images!) enabled install, as well as a totally
automatic (perhaps scripted) one.  The automatic install should
support EVMS too, ideally.  Someday it WILL undoubtedly be production
quality, and WE'll be the first to have a turnkey installer for a
system that utilizes it, if we do this.

As I recall, d-i sports a very modular design that should make it
possible to give the user a choice of which partitioning tool to pull
in off the CD media.  They can then choose standard or EVMS, cfdisk,
disk druid, or depart (good a name as any?).

Yes, at this point in time, EVMS + XFS should certainly be considered
experimental.  (My present system deadlocks when I compile software;
bugs reported to XFS and EVMS lists; I hope they can fix it soon.)  It
might improve the bugfix and development rate some if more people got
exposed to these new features, which may certainly occur if there's an
easy way for them to install it and try it on a test box.  (You must
admit that installing by hand is for experts only.)

I wonder if there's any kind of consolidation and reconciliation
possible between the EVMS C API and libparted?  Both are capable of
creating disk partitions...  (Sight unseen I cannot say myself; it
just occured to me and thus I wonder.)

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