[Bug 232463] EBR slice cannot be added partitions to

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=232463

--- Comment #6 from bourne.identity at hotmail.com <bourne.identity at hotmail.com> ---
a)
What do you mean 'works well under FreeBSD' when you cannot add/delete any
partitions in the EBR slice ?

b)
Suggesting GPT because EBR is non-functional under FreeBSD adds an unwanted
twist. GPT is not what people need. People usually need MBR (particularly under
FreeBSD), which provides multiple benefits:

1) GPT has no limit on number of partitions, and a GPT disk is permitted to be
a jungle. The MBR schema on the other hand is 3 primary partitions (each of
which can host OS root) + a sub-divisible EBR (which cannot host OS root).

2) MBR permits use of boot0cfg, the tidiest boot manager.

Unless a disk really is > 2TB, GPT must not be used.

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