Re: [PATCH 2/9] SQUASHME: pmem: Request from fdisk 4k alignment

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On 09/11/2014 09:39 PM, Ross Zwisler wrote:
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> 
> I've tested this a bit using the version of fdisk found in Fedora (fdisk from
> util-linux 2.24.2), which I believe is what you are using.
> 
> So far I can't come up with a case where fdisk does the wrong thing without
> this patch and the right thing with it.  Can you please provide me more
> details on the use case that you are trying to fix?
> 

Try 4M disk for one.

And have you really tested? Do you always get a start sector aligned on 8 (4k) ?
Well I do not, I easily get partition start sectors not aligned on 8.

Note that fdisk will allow me to set none-4k-aligened start and size but at least
with this patch it will not suggest them

> - Ross
> 
> 

Thanks
Boaz

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