[openbeosstorage] Re: DiskDevice API v2.1

On 2003-04-05 at 12:05:34 [-0800], Ingo Weinhold wrote:
> 
> "Axel D=F6rfler"  <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > "Ingo Weinhold" <bonefish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > BDiskSystem::SupportsMoving() would return whether moving for the
> > > partition is supported, regardless of whether it uses absolute or
> > > relative addressing. The negotiation of the algorithm to be used
> > > would
> > > be left to the disk=3D3D5Fdevice=3D3D5Fmanager and the partition 
> > > module
> > > /FS
> > > add-on
> > > in question. I don't think the userland needs to know about the
> > > internals.
> > 
> > Dunno - if the disk had to be unmounted to be able to proceed, the
> > userland app would probably want to know about it (and tell the
> > user).
> 
> I would rather add a parameter `bool *requiresUnmounting' to
> Supports{Moving,Resizing}(). Although, that parameter doesn't make 
> much
> sense for partitioning systems. But I think, I could live with that.

Okay, sounds good.

-Tyler

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