I think I found two related bugs, steps to reproduce will be more clear
than a description:
It is present in stable 2.20.1 and using latest git snapshot, and using
any device/file as disk, using here a loop dev with a backing file of
256MiB just for example.
### This how looks using default values (correct):
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended
Select (default p):
Using default response p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
Using default value 1
First sector (2048-524287, default 2048):
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-524287, default 524287):
Using default value 524287
Partition 1 of type Linux and of size 255 MiB is set
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/loop0: 268 MB, 268435456 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32 cylinders, total 524288 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe020b0b1
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/loop0p1 2048 524287 261120 83 Linux
Command (m for help):
### Now, instead of accepting default value of "last sector", specify
one that just fits (+255M, +261120K), fdisk says "out of range", and now
I want to use default value (leaving blank or just wrinting it is the
same behaviour)
(see how fdisk says that using default value of 524287, but 524286 is
used instead)
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended
Select (default p):
Using default response p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
Using default value 1
First sector (2048-524287, default 2048):
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-524287, default 524287): +255M
Value out of range.
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-524287, default 524287):
Using default value 524287
Partition 1 of type Linux and of size 255 MiB is set
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/loop0: 268 MB, 268435456 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32 cylinders, total 524288 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe020b0b1
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/loop0p1 2048 524286 261119+ 83 Linux
Command (m for help):
### Or doing with +sectors format:
(in this case the default value is used as expected)
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended
Select (default p):
Using default response p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
Using default value 1
First sector (2048-524287, default 2048):
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-524287, default 524287):
+522240
Value out of range.
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-524287, default 524287):
Using default value 524287
Partition 1 of type Linux and of size 255 MiB is set
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/loop0: 268 MB, 268435456 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32 cylinders, total 524288 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe020b0b1
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/loop0p1 2048 524287 261120 83 Linux
Command (m for help):
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