1 Jan
2024
1 Jan
'24
9:24 a.m.
On 12/31/23 20:22, Warner Losh wrote:
It means you either use one set of non overlapping
partitions or
another set. They were setup in clever ways
It's more like you can use two or three partitions with non overlapping
sets that cover the whole disk.
...
Think more of a limited number of ways to mix and
match for greater
flexibility w/o editing the tables.
A silly example: a is first 2/3 of the disk. B is 2nd 2/3, c d and
e are 1/3 each.
Okay.
This makes more sense. Pre-define overlapping partitions but only use
non-overlapping. Sort of like tool boxes that come with a bunch of
supports for dividers, but you can only put so many dividers in the
pre-defined spots, but contents between the dividers doesn't overlap.
Sort of like how many squares are in this bigger grid of dots that is
itself a big square.
But ancient Unix didn’t have nested partitioning
schemes like
FreeBSD supports...
Understood and appreciated.
--
Grant. . . .