Re: GPT detection regression in efi.c from commit 27a7c64

From: Karel Zak
Date: Fri Sep 13 2013 - 14:17:42 EST


On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 02:09:55PM -0400, Matt Porter wrote:
> >Come to think of it, we do have a long existing workaround: the
> >force_gpt option. Setting it will bypass any MBR checking
> >(is_pmbr_valid(), specifically).
>
> Yes, that's what I used at first after seeing what the problem was. But then
> I opted to fix my PMBR.
>
> I felt like it was a regression since it required a new option passed on the
> cmdline.

Yep, it is *regression* and I guess Davidlohr is going to fix it asap :-)

Karel

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