[PATCH] partitions: dos: support root=PARTUUID= generation with zero NT signature
Sascha Hauer
s.hauer at pengutronix.de
Fri Feb 16 03:57:23 PST 2024
On Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:08:36 +0100, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> For MBR-partitioned disks, the NT signature is used to derive the PARTUUID used
> to identify the root partition. For this to work reliably, the NT signature is
> expected to be unique across all attached MBR-partitioned storage.
>
> Some partition tools may populate the NT signature with an all-zero
> value by default, which will likely run afoul of the uniqueness
> expectations. When this happens, barebox' bootm.appendroot feature will
> report a non-descriptive error message:
>
> [...]
Applied, thanks!
[1/1] partitions: dos: support root=PARTUUID= generation with zero NT signature
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=82a51038356d (link may not be stable)
Best regards,
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Sascha Hauer <s.hauer at pengutronix.de>
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