Received: (at 16367) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Jan 2014 17:53:28 +0000 From debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jan 09 12:53:27 2014 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44173 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1W1JnL-0004fs-2S for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:53:27 -0500 Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120]:49233) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from <psusi@HIDDEN>) id 1W1JnH-0004fZ-84 for 16367 <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:53:23 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=dq5Z+ic4 c=1 sm=0 a=/DbS/tiKggfTkRRHPZEB4g==:17 a=oVFiZj9fevMA:10 a=RQQZTjpaW3sA:10 a=S1A5HrydsesA:10 a=Qsx_du5GiBkA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=fxJcL_dCAAAA:8 a=KGjhK52YXX0A:10 a=VRuzb1ahKBUA:10 a=QfKxxUxMAAAA:8 a=j6L1oNOEWR2wUQwQXfIA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=/DbS/tiKggfTkRRHPZEB4g==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Authenticated-User: X-Originating-IP: 67.78.168.186 Received: from [67.78.168.186] ([67.78.168.186:50180] helo=[10.1.1.236]) by cdptpa-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from <psusi@HIDDEN>) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 28/0C-21884-212EEC25; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:53:22 +0000 Message-ID: <52CEE210.3010206@HIDDEN> Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:53:20 -0500 From: Phillip Susi <psusi@HIDDEN> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Aaron Williams <aaronw@HIDDEN>, 16367 <at> debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#16367: Need to be able to resize partition without touching underlying filesystem for XFS References: <52C9FCE4.4050601@HIDDEN> In-Reply-To: <52C9FCE4.4050601@HIDDEN> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 16367 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit/> List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 1/5/2014 7:46 PM, Aaron Williams wrote: > One big problem I have with parted is that the only way I can grow > my 3TB XFS partition is to delete the existing partition and create > a new one with the same starting location. My XFS partition is > sitting on a logical volume of my RAID controller and when I run > low on space I just grow that particular volume. > > After recreating the partition I can just use the XFS tools to grow > the XFS partition. I have patches to add a resizepart command for this. They are applied to the debian parted package, but are still waiting review to be applied upstream. I should probably repost them here soon. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJSzuIQAAoJEI5FoCIzSKrwN1cH/2c1acVZVWRJaE3CvwTHH/zf 1eOi0WpR2hyiVOujInLyF3nRyBkNJY8pjK4UdM4bjeB1J+Vqh/JffkrCS5AKZrgj LKU02LvpCodeVa/ko2xJlPMYWKIuo6xWuUuXgkQsv+A74oMgsekIh/yrYCWSY/es UwJd7qy5XSq3IgbRQn54qbfp4FYHlLCd/j+jTGBTXKZ/YLcrzlj/cjtStpFHyzAm pY30O4ZwNC0pl59xU95HNWT0NSEPO3ZPyMG+50DECZLOevOr/aa5L3GAdazMlOKP GR1SJGb/h21Tv/E9abqgcNu+jUMzJqaQYJyjkNfb1yYxCz6HXafXPAcN+FhCtoo= =IMtG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
bug-parted@HIDDEN:bug#16367; Package parted.
Full text available.Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Jan 2014 00:53:32 +0000 From debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 05 19:53:32 2014 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37376 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org>) id 1VzyRg-00084e-6O for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:53:32 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60256) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from <aaronw@HIDDEN>) id 1VzyLF-0007tA-8f for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:46:54 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <aaronw@HIDDEN>) id 1VzyL6-0001Wu-Pi for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:46:53 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:60093) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <aaronw@HIDDEN>) id 1VzyL6-0001Wq-ME for submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:46:44 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33690) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <aaronw@HIDDEN>) id 1VzyL0-0004je-EX for bug-parted@HIDDEN; Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:46:44 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <aaronw@HIDDEN>) id 1VzyKu-0001BI-48 for bug-parted@HIDDEN; Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:46:38 -0500 Received: from aaronw.com ([173.8.172.90]:54694 helo=roger.doofus.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <aaronw@HIDDEN>) id 1VzyKt-0001Ak-UN for bug-parted@HIDDEN; Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:46:32 -0500 Received: from [192.168.0.16] (unknown [192.168.0.16]) by roger.doofus.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 1162E2D2 for <bug-parted@HIDDEN>; Sun, 5 Jan 2014 16:46:29 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <52C9FCE4.4050601@HIDDEN> Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2014 16:46:28 -0800 From: Aaron Williams <aaronw@HIDDEN> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-parted@HIDDEN Subject: Need to be able to resize partition without touching underlying filesystem for XFS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:53:29 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/debbugs-submit/> List-Post: <mailto:debbugs-submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debbugs-submit>, <mailto:debbugs-submit-request <at> debbugs.gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org> X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) One big problem I have with parted is that the only way I can grow my 3TB XFS partition is to delete the existing partition and create a new one with the same starting location. My XFS partition is sitting on a logical volume of my RAID controller and when I run low on space I just grow that particular volume. After recreating the partition I can just use the XFS tools to grow the XFS partition. -Aaron
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