[parted-devel] [PATCH 2/2] libparted: raised dos partition limit from 16 to 64

[Phillip Susi]

From: Phillip Susi <psusi at cfl.rr.com>

---
 NEWS                               |    2 ++
 libparted/labels/dos.c             |    2 +-
 tests/t9042-dos-partition-limit.sh |    2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 194903b..7584c56 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ GNU parted NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** New features
 
+  Increased limit for msdos partitions from 16 to 64
+
   parted has improved support for partitionable loopback devices
 
 ** Bug fixes
diff --git a/libparted/labels/dos.c b/libparted/labels/dos.c
index cb90b79..f5db5b9 100644
--- a/libparted/labels/dos.c
+++ b/libparted/labels/dos.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static const char MBR_BOOT_CODE[] = {
  * (i.e. 1022 is sometimes used to indicate "use LBA").
  */
 #define MAX_CHS_CYLINDER	1021
-#define MAX_TOTAL_PART		16
+#define MAX_TOTAL_PART		64
 
 typedef struct _DosRawPartition		DosRawPartition;
 typedef struct _DosRawTable		DosRawTable;
diff --git a/tests/t9042-dos-partition-limit.sh b/tests/t9042-dos-partition-limit.sh
index d19bfd9..3f24d4a 100644
--- a/tests/t9042-dos-partition-limit.sh
+++ b/tests/t9042-dos-partition-limit.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ grep '^#define USE_BLKID 1' "$CONFIG_HEADER" > /dev/null ||
 
 ss=$sector_size_
 partition_sectors=256  # sectors per partition
-n_partitions=13        # how many partitions to create
+n_partitions=61        # how many partitions to create
 start=2048             # start sector for the first partition
 
 n_sectors=$(($start + n_partitions * partition_sectors))
-- 
1.7.5.4