What's the difference between using /dev/sdb and /dev/sdb1 as osd?

[Jianing Yang <jianingy.yang@xxxxxxxxx>]

If I want to use a disk dedicated for osd, can I just use something like
/dev/sdb instead of /dev/sdb1? Is there any negative impact on performance?

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