From aeb9a30ba4e99bfaf33a0986562766d8480a3e4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karel Zak Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:24:45 +0200 Subject: fdisk: add --protect-boot Now fdisk erases the begin of the device when create a new disk label, it seems like disadvantage for some use-cases. Reported-by: Jean-Loup 'clippix' Bogalho Signed-off-by: Karel Zak --- disk-utils/fdisk.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'disk-utils/fdisk.c') diff --git a/disk-utils/fdisk.c b/disk-utils/fdisk.c index 48c4d1734..29bcb7183 100644 --- a/disk-utils/fdisk.c +++ b/disk-utils/fdisk.c @@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out) fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out); fputs(_(" -b, --sector-size physical and logical sector size\n"), out); + fputs(_(" -B, --protect-boot don't erase bootbits when creat a new label\n"), out); fputs(_(" -c, --compatibility[=] mode is 'dos' or 'nondos' (default)\n"), out); fputs(_(" -L, --color[=] colorize output (auto, always or never)\n"), out); fprintf(out, @@ -737,6 +738,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) { "units", optional_argument, NULL, 'u' }, { "version", no_argument, NULL, 'V' }, { "output", no_argument, NULL, 'o' }, + { "protect-boot", no_argument, NULL, 'B' }, { NULL, 0, NULL, 0 } }; @@ -754,7 +756,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) fdisk_set_ask(cxt, ask_callback, NULL); - while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "b:c::C:hH:lL::o:sS:t:u::vV", + while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "b:Bc::C:hH:lL::o:sS:t:u::vV", longopts, NULL)) != -1) { switch (c) { case 'b': @@ -766,6 +768,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) fdisk_save_user_sector_size(cxt, sz, sz); break; } + case 'B' + fdisk_enable_bootbits_protection(cxt, 1); + break; case 'C': fdisk_save_user_geometry(cxt, strtou32_or_err(optarg, -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522