Add option -p to MAKEDEV to use user-space parted stores for partition devices. TODO: use in installed system, test, and submit to bug-hurd. IIRC the issue with it was that the swapper does not like parted-based stores. Index: hurd/sutils/MAKEDEV.sh =================================================================== --- hurd.orig/sutils/MAKEDEV.sh 2010-07-08 00:48:13.000000000 +0000 +++ hurd/sutils/MAKEDEV.sh 2010-07-08 01:18:26.000000000 +0000 @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ DEVDIR=`pwd` # Reset below by -D/--devdir command line option. STFLAGS="-g" # Set to -k if active translators are to be kept. KEEP= # Set to something if existing files are to be left alone. +USE_PARTSTORE= # Whether to use the newer part: stores while :; do case "$1" in @@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ embedded in a translator; default is the cwd -k, --keep-active Leave any existing active translator running -K, --keep-all Don't overwrite existing files + -p, --parted Prefer user-space parted stores to kernel devices + for partition devices -n, --dry-run Don't actually execute any commands -v, --verbose Show what commands are executed to make the devices -?, --help Give this help list @@ -34,11 +37,12 @@ -D*) DEVDIR="`echo "$1" | sed 's/^-D//'`"; shift 1;; --keep-active|-k) STFLAGS="-k"; shift;; --keep-all|-K) KEEP=1; shift;; + --parted|-p) USE_PARTSTORE=1; shift;; --verbose|-v) ECHO=echo; shift;; --dry-run|-n) EXEC=:; shift;; -nv|-vn) ECHO=echo; EXEC=:; shift;; --usage) - echo "Usage: $0 [-V?] [-D DIR] [--help] [--usage] [--version]" + echo "Usage: $0 [-V?] [-D DIR] [--help] [--usage] [--version] [--parted]" echo " [--devdir=DIR] [--keep-active] [--keep-all] DEVNAME..." exit 0;; --version|-V) @@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ ;; [hrsc]d*) + local sliceno= local n="${I#?d}" local major="${n%%[!0-9]*}" if [ -z "$major" ]; then @@ -170,7 +175,9 @@ ;; esac case "$rest" in - '') ;; # Whole slice + '') # Whole slice, can use parted stores + sliceno=$slice + ;; [a-z]) ;; # BSD partition after slice *) lose "$I: Invalid partition \`$rest'" @@ -183,7 +190,12 @@ esac # The device name passed all syntax checks, so finally use it! - st $I root 640 /hurd/storeio $I + if [ "$USE_PARTSTORE" ] && [ -z "$rest" ] && [ "$sliceno" ]; then + local dev=${I%s[0-9]*} + st $I root 640 /hurd/storeio -T typed part:$sliceno:device:$dev + else + st $I root 640 /hurd/storeio $I + fi ;; netdde)