Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] gpt: create empty disklabels

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On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 07:23:47PM +0200, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> This patch enables creating a new, empty, GPT disklabel from either
> an empty disk or one that already has a disklabel. For this
> purpose, a 'g' option is added to the main menu and is visible to all
> labels. Here's an example for a scsi_debug device (/dev/sdb):
> 
> ...
> Device does not contain a recognized partition table
> Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x20a614c8.
> 3696: fdisk:  CONTEXT: zeroize in-memory first sector buffer
> 
> Command (m for help): g

 It would be be really nice to print a message, something like

    GPT disk label created.

 and it would be also nice to print label type in the 'p'(print)
 command output and maybe also PT uuid.

>  fdisks/fdisk.c |    4 ++
>  fdisks/gpt.c   |  202 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  2 files changed, 200 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

 Applied, excellent, thanks!

    Karel


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