[SM-Discuss] lvm and device-mapper

Robert Figura rfigura at aubergine.zwischengesicht.de
Tue Nov 11 13:13:31 EST 2008


"Remko van der Vossen" <wich at stack.nl> wrote:
> > What to do?
> > 1) Deprecate device-mapper, always install default lvm with device mapper.
> > 2) Update device-mapper to use sources of lvm, fixed lvm spell not to
> > install device-mapper (no idea how difficult it is).
> > 3) Deprecate device-mapper spell and update lvm spell to ask user if
> > install only device-mapper or device-mapper with lvm.
> > 4) Merge device-mapper and lvm spells into device-mapper-lvm spell and
> > ask user if install also lvm?
> > ...
> 
> How about:
> 5) Update device-mapper to use sources of lvm, conflict lvm with
> device-mapper, have device-mapper and lvm provide DEVICE-MAPPER and change
> any depends on device-mapper other than lvm itself to DEVICE-MAPPER.

Now i've got a question: Could a simple cast lvm break my system?

If not then why go though the hazzle of #5? 

Thanks and Regards
  - Robert Figura

-- 
/* mandlsig.c 0.42 (c) by Robert Figura */
I=1702;float O,o,i;main(l){for(;I--;putchar("oO .,\nt>neo.ckgel-t\
agidif@<ra urig FrtbeRo"[I%74?I>837&874>I?I^833:l%5:5]))for(O=o=l=
0;O*O+o*o<(16^l++);o=2*O*o+I/74/11.-1,O=i)i=O*O-o*o+I%74*.04-2.2;}


More information about the SM-Discuss mailing list