[parted-devel] [PATCH] libparted: Fixed bug in initializing and re-reading partition table of FBA devices

[Phillip Susi]

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On 11/25/2013 2:00 AM, Nageswara R Sastry wrote:
> When alloc is called the disk label is blank. But after reading the
> disk it identifies this kind of disk and sets the required
> information.
> 
> Why 'dasd_read' sets the required for this kind of disk is,
> partition can not be created/deleted for these kind of disks. So
> setting required at the time of read itself.

Wouldn't that mean it is not possible to create such a disklabel on a
non DASD disk, or disk image or loop device?

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