Re: [patch] fix segfault for expanded gpt

[Matthew Kent]

There a bugzilla or other facility I should be submitting this too?

- Matt

On Wed, 2005-28-09 at 12:05 -0600, Matthew Kent wrote:
> Hey guys, quick fix for GNU Parted 1.6.24
> 
> Upon expanding the underlying iscsi volume:
> 
> Using /dev/sdc
> (parted) p
> Error: The backup GPT table is not at the end of the disk, as it should
> be.  This might mean that another operating system believes the disk is
> smaller.
> Fix, by moving the backup to the end (and removing the old backup)?
> Fix/Cancel? f
> Segmentation fault
> 
> Seems the problem is in ui.c:830 where PED_EXCEPTION_FIX is never
> tested.
> 
> Attached one liner cures it.
> 
> On a related note, perhaps I'm approaching this the wrong way, but has
> anyone had any luck in expanding a reiserfs partition in a gpt disk
> label
> 
> I expand the underlying physical device and get this:
> 
> Using /dev/sdc
> (parted) p
> Error: The backup GPT table is not at the end of the disk, as it should
> be.  This might mean that another operating system believes the disk is
> smaller.
> Fix, by moving the backup to the end (and removing the old backup)?
> Fix/Cancel? f
> Disk geometry for /dev/sdc: 0.000-1638405.000 megabytes
> Disk label type: gpt
> Minor    Start       End     Filesystem  Name                  Flags
> 1          0.017 1126409.983  reiserfs
> (parted) resize 1
> Start?  [0.0166]?
> End?  [1126410.0000]? 1638405
> Warning: You requested to resize the partition to 0.016-1638405.000Mb.
> The closest Parted can manage is 0.017-1126409.983Mb.
> OK/Cancel?
> 
> Since I'm new to gpt am I going about this the wrong way?
> 
> Thanks
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