Hi Jack,

Jack Schwartz wrote:
> Hi Keith.
>
> Thanks for your response.  My next iteration of replies is inline.
>
> I deleted any items with which I have no further comments.
I've done the same
>
> On 09/16/09 09:35, Keith Mitchell wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 2.4.4:
>>>
>>> I suggest a different name than validate_partition_info, since the 
>>> method can change the info, more than just validate it.  Maybe 
>>> validate_and_align_partition_info()?
>>
>> I frown upon really long function names. What do people think about 
>> just "resize_partitions" or "align_partitions"?
> My vote is align_partitions().

Jean, since I believe you're a little more familiar with the specifics 
of what om_validate_and_resize_partitions() does, would be ok with 
align_partitions() and align_slices()?

>>> I would suggest a very small (1 or 2), but non-zero grub timeout.  
>>> This way one can interrupt grub to change kernel parameters for 
>>> debugging purposes if necessary.  IMO, a small timeout won't be a 
>>> nuisance and could be useful.
>> That's a good point. We can set the "hiddenmenu" GRUB option, so 
>> users don't see the GRUB menu list, but can access it if they need to 
>> debug. In that case, perhaps a timeout of 5 seconds or so would be 
>> appropriate.
> If the users don't see the grub menu, how will they know when/how to 
> interrupt the countdown and edit the entry?

When the "hiddenmenu" GRUB option is active, the users see a blue screen 
with text across the top: "Press ESC to enter the menu... XX" where XX 
is how many seconds remain before the default option boots.

- Keith

>
>    Thanks,
>    Jack
>

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