RFC: Changing default partition type for linux/ppc

[Benjamin Herrenschmidt]

>with "Apple_"
>
>My vote: let the kernel still look for Apple_UNIX_SVR2 the way it does
>now.  Then I would like it to be able to use anything that starts with
>"Linux".  That way people can name there parts types whatever they want,
>but Linux_ext2 and Linux_swap should be defaults.

The kernel will be able to use anything. The only kernel change concerns
the root auto-detect stuff.

What will need to change, however, are the various distro installers,
pdisk, yaboot, perhaps quik, ...

Ben.

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