Re: Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c:1790

[Jonathan Purcell]

> On Sun, Oct 10, 2004 at 03:18:40AM +0400, unDEFER wrote:
> > Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c:1790 in function
> > add_logical_part_metadata() failed.
> > Ignore/Cancel? c
>
> I don't have any theories on this one!
>
> Could you please send the fdisk "expert mode" print output?
>
>         fdisk /dev/hda
>         x
>         p
>
> Thanks!
> Andrew

Hi Andrew

I have seen this assertion where I specify two extended partitions 
exactly next to each other; particularly where I use a constraint 
generated with ped_constraint_exact(). Should the function 
add_logical_part_metadata just return success where the metadata length 
is zero?

Regards

Jonathan