> Is there a compelling reason to want GPT? The format itself is better > than MBR, but unless I required (a) disk > 2TB or (b) lots of primary > partitions, I wouldn't worry ... GPT is more robust in some ways. GPT keeps a redundant copy of its info: at the far end as well as at the beginning. [To "erase" a GPT requires zeroing out both copies.] GPT info has a checksum which aids detection of inadvertent changes. Each partition can be accessed in only two seeks (GPT then destination) as opposed to searching a linked list (1 seek per link after the first 4); reading fewer blocks lowers exposure to media errors. -- -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
