[PATCH] fix /boot/loader for extended slices
Simon 'corecode' Schubert
corecode at fs.ei.tum.de
Sun Dec 19 12:47:52 PST 2004
On Sunday, 19. December 2004 21:20, Matthew Dillon wrote:
> And, finally, after looking at the kernel slice table scanner I
> noticed that the kernel seems to use a breadth-first traversal
> whereas the boot loader appears to have been using a depth-first
> traversal. I changed the boot-loader to use a breadth-first
> traversal.
maybe we should shape up that scanner code so that it can be used in various
consumers (libdisk?). I think this is the only way to ensure that the kernel
and consumers (loader, fdisk, installer, etc.) have matching numbers, which I
consider crucial for proper transparency for the user
cheers
simon
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