From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RFtrE-00071f-VJ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:32:25 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1ADBC21C0C2; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:32:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD4CD21C07E for ; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:31:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.151.200.40] (staff-wireless.saddleback.edu [209.129.85.50]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: zmedico) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 349111B401B for ; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:31:39 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <4E9C90AB.80100@gentoo.org> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:31:39 -0700 From: Zac Medico User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20111001 Thunderbird/7.0.1 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] supporting /usr on separate partition References: <1318518871.3885.3.camel@TesterBox.tester.ca> <20111013180547.4973defa@googlemail.com> <4416149.yvcg9DIAd9@pc> <4E994AEF.5030002@mailstation.de> <4E9A0414.7030603@gentoo.org> <4E9AD392.30503@gentoo.org> <4E9B261B.1010304@gentoo.org> <4E9C51A9.1080006@gentoo.org> <4E9C64BD.7070008@gentoo.org> <20111017200135.GA27806@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <20111017200135.GA27806@gentoo.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4a1pre Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: aec76acdc41be2eac86a2fc883c55411 On 10/17/2011 01:01 PM, Sven Vermeulen wrote: > --Snippet from the commit result: >

> However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured > properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition > and none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially > for important mountpoints like /usr or /var - > often require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition > before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. >

> >

> There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and SATA unless you use GPT > labels. >

> --End Snippet > > Now, I must say I find it strange that people think that the Gentoo Handbook > suggests users to use a separate /usr partition. It does not. The default > partitioning that we use is a separate /boot (yes, this can and has been > debated in the past, I'm not going to change this) and / with a separate > swap partition. Nothing more, nothing less. There are a few code listings > where an example output is given which holds a separate /usr but I hope all > those listings are clear that they are examples. Even if you don't consider them to be formal "suggestions", their mere presence as examples lends them credence. > It also states that this is an example we use in the Gentoo Handbook and > that it depends on the user how he wants his partition scheme layed out. > > I'm hoping that the above update clarifies this sufficiently so that huge > threads like this one don't need to reappear again ;-) If you think it is > still unclear or needs improvements left or right, don't hesitate to mail me > or, even better, file a bugreport (I act better on bug reports than on > e-mails). I think the new "disadvantages" section that you posted should convey an appropriate level of caution. Thanks! -- Thanks, Zac