[parted-devel] [PATCH 5/6] libparted: handle logical partitions starting immediately after the EBR

[Phillip Susi]

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On 12/16/2012 04:55 AM, John Gilmore wrote:
>> To allow for a partition to start on the first sector following
>> the MBR, which is a perfectly legal configuration.
> 
> It's legal but may be suboptimal, depending on your hardware.

Choosing an optimal alignment is already handled by parted if you want
it.  If you choose to ignore that warning, or already have an existing
partition that starts on the next sector after the EBR, parted should
not choke on it.



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