Syslinux - Jun 2014 - MultiFS syntax definition

Before proceeding with the MultiFS patchset, let's discuss the MultiFS
syntax.

It's currently as follows:
(hd[disk number]:[partition number])/path/to/file

Any objections?

Regards,
Raphael S. Carvalho

On 06/04/2014 11:09 AM, Raphael S Carvalho wrote:
> Before proceeding with the MultiFS patchset, let's discuss the MultiFS
syntax.
> 
> It's currently as follows:
> (hd[disk number]:[partition number])/path/to/file
> 
> Any objections?
> 
As others have pointed out, I'd rather use a comma, but even more
specifically, we already *have* a very sophisticated syntax for
partition selection: this is what chain.c32 currently consumes.  It lets
us specify partitions not just by disk/partition number but also by
various kinds of other attributes like MBR signatures and UUIDs.

So we should just (re-)use that syntax.

	-hpa

On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 5:21 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com>
wrote:
> On 06/04/2014 11:09 AM, Raphael S Carvalho wrote:
>> Before proceeding with the MultiFS patchset, let's discuss the
MultiFS syntax.
>>
>> It's currently as follows:
>> (hd[disk number]:[partition number])/path/to/file
>>
>> Any objections?
>>
>
> As others have pointed out, I'd rather use a comma, but even more
> specifically, we already *have* a very sophisticated syntax for
> partition selection: this is what chain.c32 currently consumes.  It lets
> us specify partitions not just by disk/partition number but also by
> various kinds of other attributes like MBR signatures and UUIDs.
>
> So we should just (re-)use that syntax.
Agreed. the whole chain directory will have to be moved to com32/lib,
or common code pulled into a new file. Which one does sound better
to you?
>
>         -hpa
>
>


-- 
Raphael S. Carvalho