svn commit: r227800 - head/sbin/geom/class/part
Warren Block
wblock at FreeBSD.org
Mon Nov 21 18:04:37 UTC 2011
Author: wblock (doc committer)
Date: Mon Nov 21 18:04:37 2011
New Revision: 227800
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/227800
Log:
Correct and expand BSD partitioning scheme description.
Correct GUID to GPT in RECOVERING section.
Reviewed by: ae
Approved by: gjb (mentor)
MFC after: 1 week
Modified:
head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
==============================================================================
--- head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 Mon Nov 21 16:43:24 2011 (r227799)
+++ head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 Mon Nov 21 18:04:37 2011 (r227800)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd November 20, 2011
+.Dd November 21, 2011
.Dt GPART 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -498,12 +498,14 @@ Requires the
.Cd GEOM_PART_APM
kernel option.
.It Cm BSD
-BSD disklabel without an MBR.
-Sometimes called
-.Dq dangerously dedicated mode .
+Traditional BSD disklabel, usually used to subdivide MBR partitions.
.Po
-See
-.Xr bsdlabel 8 for more information.
+This scheme can also be used as the sole partitioning method, without
+an MBR.
+Partition editing tools from other operating systems often do not
+understand the bare disklabel partition layout, so this is sometimes
+called
+.Dq dangerously dedicated .
.Pc
Requires the
.Cm GEOM_PART_BSD
@@ -854,7 +856,7 @@ action or reverted with the
action.
.Sh RECOVERING
The GEOM PART class supports recovering of partition tables only for GPT.
-The GUID primary metadata is stored at the beginning of the device.
+The GPT primary metadata is stored at the beginning of the device.
For redundancy, a secondary
.Pq backup
copy of the metadata is stored at the end of the device.
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