geom, glabel, and related terminology

[Brandon Gooch]

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a little bit confused about some of the file system terminology.
>
> What exactly is a GEOM label?  What does it mean to have one or for
> one to be stopped?
> What is a GEOM provider?
> What is the difference between a bsd label and a geom label?
>
> If you could provide a high level overview the terminology it would
> help me immensely.

$ man 4 geom

It's on my reading list as well ;)

-Brandon