On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:03:46 -0500 (EST), Richard Troth wrote: > ... > The problem with mainframe labelling (the req for an IBM volser) is > that it panders to the bad behaviour of a certain other mainframe op > sys. Also, we're mixing labelling with partitioning. They are not > the same thing, though CDL accommodates both. > > It is presumptuous, and increasingly incorrect, to expect that users > partition everything on other platforms. In fact, there are growing > numbers of cases where users/customers DO NOT partition physical > media. > > Windows assumes partitioning (except where it is forced to know > better). Too bad for Windows. z/OS assumes IBM volsers. Too bad for > z/OS. This is Linux. We should be able to bypass the complexities > and ... Keep It Simple. Partitioning is a layer of complexity. Where > it is needed, fine. Where it is not needed, let us turn it off.
Hello, Rick. I have seen this thread running for some time now, and I'm getting more and more confused. What, exactly, is the "problem" that you are trying to "solve"? I have recently completed work on enhancements to GNU parted to support all combinations of DASD type (CKD and FBA) DASD format (cdl, ldl, CMS non-reserved, and CMS reserved) and DASD driver (ECKD, FBA, and DIAG) supported by the Linux kernel; so I am reasonably familiar with the landscape here. I have not had any problems. Can you please state your problem in a manner simple enough for a dunder head like me to understand? -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
