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authorae <ae@FreeBSD.org>2011-03-12 17:05:18 +0000
committerae <ae@FreeBSD.org>2011-03-12 17:05:18 +0000
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Document GEOM_PART_EBR_COMPAT option.
MFC after: 2 weeks
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diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
index 43adf27..60c8a40 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
+++ b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd March 9, 2011
+.Dd March 12, 2011
.Dt GPART 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ lines in your kernel configuration file:
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_APM"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_BSD"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_EBR"
+.Cd "options GEOM_PART_EBR_COMPAT"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_GPT"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_MBR"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_PC98"
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ The
option adds support for the Extended Boot Record (EBR),
which is used to define a logical partition.
The
+.Dv GEOM_PART_EBR_COMPAT
+option enables the backward compatibility for the partition names
+of the EBR scheme. Also it makes impossible any types of actions
+with such partitions.
+The
.Dv GEOM_PART_GPT
option adds support for the GUID Partition Table (GPT)
found on Intel Itanium computers and Intel-based Macintosh computers.
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