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+refs/heads/master: dde33348e53ecab687a9768bf5262f0b8f79b7f2

trunk/Documentation/ldm.txt

@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
             LDM - Logical Disk Manager (Dynamic Disks)
             ------------------------------------------
 
+Originally Written by FlatCap - Richard Russon <ldm@flatcap.org>.
+Last Updated by Anton Altaparmakov on 30 March 2007 for Windows Vista.
+
 Overview
 --------
 
-Windows 2000 and XP use a new partitioning scheme.  It is a complete
+Windows 2000, XP, and Vista use a new partitioning scheme.  It is a complete
 replacement for the MSDOS style partitions.  It stores its information in a
 1MiB journalled database at the end of the physical disk.  The size of
 partitions is limited only by disk space.  The maximum number of partitions is
@@ -23,7 +26,11 @@ Once the LDM driver has divided up the disk, you can use the MD driver to
 assemble any multi-partition volumes, e.g.  Stripes, RAID5.
 
 To prevent legacy applications from repartitioning the disk, the LDM creates a
-dummy MSDOS partition containing one disk-sized partition.
+dummy MSDOS partition containing one disk-sized partition.  This is what is
+supported with the Linux LDM driver.
+
+A newer approach that has been implemented with Vista is to put LDM on top of a
+GPT label disk.  This is not supported by the Linux LDM driver yet.
 
 
 Example
@@ -88,13 +95,13 @@ and cannot boot from a Dynamic Disk.
 More Documentation
 ------------------
 
-There is an Overview of the LDM online together with complete Technical
-Documentation.  It can also be downloaded in html.
+There is an Overview of the LDM together with complete Technical Documentation.
+It is available for download.
 
-  http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ldm/index.html
-  http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/downloads.html
+  http://www.linux-ntfs.org/content/view/19/37/
 
-If you have any LDM questions that aren't answered on the website, email me.
+If you have any LDM questions that aren't answered in the documentation, email
+me.
 
 Cheers,
     FlatCap - Richard Russon

trunk/MAINTAINERS

@@ -2231,11 +2231,11 @@ M:	khali@linux-fr.org
 L:	lm-sensors@lm-sensors.org
 S:	Maintained
 
-LOGICAL DISK MANAGER SUPPORT (LDM, Windows 2000/XP Dynamic Disks)
+LOGICAL DISK MANAGER SUPPORT (LDM, Windows 2000/XP/Vista Dynamic Disks)
 P:	Richard Russon (FlatCap)
 M:	ldm@flatcap.org
-L:	ldm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
-W:	http://ldm.sourceforge.net
+L:	linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sourceforge.net
+W:	http://www.linux-ntfs.org/content/view/19/37/
 S:	Maintained
 
 LSILOGIC MPT FUSION DRIVERS (FC/SAS/SPI)

trunk/fs/partitions/Kconfig

@@ -166,17 +166,21 @@ config LDM_PARTITION
 	depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
-	  were partitioned using Windows 2000's or XP's Logical Disk Manager.
-	  They are also known as "Dynamic Disks".
+	  were partitioned using Windows 2000's/XP's or Vista's Logical Disk
+	  Manager.  They are also known as "Dynamic Disks".
+
+	  Note this driver only supports Dynamic Disks with a protective MBR
+	  label, i.e. DOS partition table.  It does not support GPT labelled
+	  Dynamic Disks yet as can be created with Vista.
 
 	  Windows 2000 introduced the concept of Dynamic Disks to get around
 	  the limitations of the PC's partitioning scheme.  The Logical Disk
 	  Manager allows the user to repartition a disk and create spanned,
 	  mirrored, striped or RAID volumes, all without the need for
 	  rebooting.
 
-	  Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000 and
-	  XP.
+	  Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000, XP,
+	  and Vista.
 
 	  For a fuller description read <file:Documentation/ldm.txt>.