[syslinux] [PATCH] isohybrid: user options

[H. Peter Anvin]

Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> 
> Well, i guess it is ok if you plan to show the
> partition offset only to the BIOS and then do
> everything via the disk device file sda rather
> than via the partition device sda1.
> 
> Nevertheless sda1 will become a pitfall.
> Can one trust that booted systems will not
> try to mount that address ?
> (I understand with offset 0 it coincides
>  with sda.)
> 

The PVD is the closest thing ISO 9660 has to a superblock, so I think
it's fair to call it that.

And yes, the whole offset thing is ugly.  The best is definitely not to
use it.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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