X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=fs%2Fpartitions%2FKconfig;h=cb5f0a3f1b035887acfafa9a0a5e4789dd9d8a33;hb=dfdc5437bd62dd6a26961e27f26b671374749875;hp=7638a1c42a7dfa462a910525c9c21470a87e1284;hpb=22258d406f91d7f7ee8e58f18b3722d0647f6a9a;p=karo-tx-linux.git diff --git a/fs/partitions/Kconfig b/fs/partitions/Kconfig index 7638a1c42a7d..cb5f0a3f1b03 100644 --- a/fs/partitions/Kconfig +++ b/fs/partitions/Kconfig @@ -166,8 +166,12 @@ config LDM_PARTITION depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED ---help--- Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which - were partitioned using Windows 2000's or XP's Logical Disk Manager. - They are also known as "Dynamic Disks". + were partitioned using Windows 2000's/XP's or Vista's Logical Disk + Manager. They are also known as "Dynamic Disks". + + Note this driver only supports Dynamic Disks with a protective MBR + label, i.e. DOS partition table. It does not support GPT labelled + Dynamic Disks yet as can be created with Vista. Windows 2000 introduced the concept of Dynamic Disks to get around the limitations of the PC's partitioning scheme. The Logical Disk @@ -175,8 +179,8 @@ config LDM_PARTITION mirrored, striped or RAID volumes, all without the need for rebooting. - Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000 and - XP. + Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000, XP, + and Vista. For a fuller description read . @@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ config LDM_DEBUG config SGI_PARTITION bool "SGI partition support" if PARTITION_ADVANCED - default y if (SGI_IP22 || SGI_IP27 || ((MACH_JAZZ || SNI_RM) && !CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN)) + default y if DEFAULT_SGI_PARTITION help Say Y here if you would like to be able to read the hard disk partition table format used by SGI machines.