Guest section DW wrote:
> This type already exists - it is called extended partition.
> For each logical partition you can choose the offset yourself.
> (And never mind cylinder boundaries - geometry is out.)
This won't work in general, because DOS expects only one extended
partition. We need so
On Sat, Apr 29, 2000 at 11:02:10PM +1000, Andrew Clausen wrote:
> I know this is messy, but: it's probably possible to fake it at
> the partition table end. I.e., have some magic partition type
> that has some header, saying where the "real" start of the partition
> is, etc.
>
> Argghh. Forget
Alexander Viro wrote:
> ... _that_ (offset being not a multiple of block size) would require
> changes in fs/buffer.c and drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c and frankly, I don't
> see the point - extra overhead for everyone, and what for?
Hmmm, it does look like it would mess everything up :-(
I know thi
