[parted-devel] [PATCH 1/2] libparted: check PMBR before GPT partition table (#805272)

[Phillip Susi]

On 3/21/2012 12:17 AM, Brian C. Lane wrote:
> I think we should leave it alone. I don't think we should be offering to
> modify the disk when we're probing for the disk partition. The PMBR
> isn't broken, it has been removed. I think the chances of a PMBR being
> corrupted are much smaller than the chances of someone using old tools
> to reformat a GPT disk.

If the PMBR has been removed intentionally, then the invalid GPT should 
also be removed.  If it isn't, then users trying to run gparted, or the 
debian/ubuntu installer, or other old users of libparted will still be 
trying to use the incorrect GPT.