It made the code look a little messy, is easily resolved in the build
system and made the dependencies more complicated than needed. Each
GParted header was tracked via multiple different names (different
numbers of "../include/" prefixes). For example just looking at how
DialogFeatures.o depends on Utils.h:
$ cd src
$ make DialogFeatures.o
$ egrep ' [^ ]*Utils.h' .deps/DialogFeatures.Po
../include/DialogFeatures.h ../include/../include/Utils.h \
../include/../include/../include/../include/../include/../include/Utils.h \
../include/../include/../include/Utils.h \
After removing "../include/" from the GParted header #includes, just
need to add "-I../include" to the compile command via the AM_CPPFLAGS in
src/Makefile.am. Now the dependencies on GParted header files are
tracked under a single name (with a single "../include/" prefix). Now
DialogFeatures.o only depends on a single name to Utils.h:
$ make DialogFeatures.o
$ egrep ' [^ ]*Utils.h' .deps/DialogFeatures.Po
../include/DialogFeatures.h ../include/Utils.h ../include/i18n.h \
To reflect that there is only a single path in the Device object now.
Also get rid of the now unneeded optional parameter which was only
relevant when there was a vector of paths.
Bug 767842 - File system usage missing when tools report alternate block
device names
Background
GParted stored a list of paths for Device and Partition objects. It
sorted this list [1][2] and treated the first specially as that is what
get_path() returned and was used almost everywhere; with the file system
specific tools, looked up in various *_Info caches, etc.
[1] Device::add_path(), ::add_paths()
[2] Partition::add_path(), ::add_paths()
Mount point display [3] was the only bit of GParted which really worked
with the path list. Busy file system detection [4] just used the path
provided by libparted, or for LUKS /dev/mapper/* names. It checked that
single path against the mounted file systems found from /proc/mounts,
expanded with additional block device names when symlinks were
encountered.
[3] GParted_Core::set_mountpoints() -> set_mountpoints_helper()
[4] GParted_Core::set_device_partitions() -> is_busy()
GParted_Core::set_device_one_partition() -> is_busy()
GParted_Core::set_luks_partition() -> is_busy()
Having the first path, by sort order, treated specially by being used
everywhere and virtually ignoring the others was wrong, complicated to
remember and difficult code with. As all the additional paths were
virtually unused and made no difference, remove them. The "improved
detection of mountpoins, free space, etc.." benefit from commit [5]
doesn't seem to exist. Therefore simplify to a single path for Device
and Partition objects.
[5] commit 6d8b169e73
changed the way devices and partitions store their device paths.
Instead of holding a 'realpath' and a symbolic path we store paths
in a list. This allows for improved detection of mountpoins, free
space, etc..
This patch
Simplify the Device object from a vector of paths to a single path.
Remove add_paths() and get_paths() methods. Keep add_path() and
get_path() for now.
Bug 767842 - File system usage missing when tools report alternate block
device names
Run "hdparm -I /dev/DISK" to get the hard drive serial number of
every device which has one and display it in the Device Information.
The displayed value can either be the actual serial number, "none" or
blank. "none" means the device doesn't have a hard drive serial number,
such as for Linux software RAID arrays, BIOS fake RAID arrays or USB
flash drives. Blank means something went wrong getting the serial
number. Either it couldn't be found in the hdparm output or the hdparm
command wasn't installed.
Example real hard drive:
# hdparm -I /dev/sda
...
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: SAMSUNG HM500JI
Serial Number: S1WFJDSZ123732
...
Example Linux software RAID array:
# hdparm -I /dev/md127
/dev/md127:
HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(identify) failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
On my desktop with 4 internal hard drives 2 Linux software RAID arrays
on those hard drives, 2 USB flash drives and 1 USB hard drive attached,
running hdparm 9 times added 0.07 seconds to the device refresh time.
Bug 751251 - Show serial number in device information
When Operation objects are created they take a copy of the Device object
to which the operation is to be applied. The Device object includes a
vector of all the contained Partition objects currently on the device,
so these get copied too.
These additional deep copied Partition objects in the Operation object
are never accessed. Therefore don't copy the contained Partition
objects when copying the Device object into the Operation object.
Bug 750168 - Reduce the amount of copying of partition objects
Previously partition naming had only been implemented for gpt. Make the
code ready to support naming of the other partition table types for
which libparted supports naming. Specifically: amiga, dvh, mac and
pc98 in addition to gpt. Document issues found with some of these
partition table types, which can relatively easily been worked around.
Leave support of naming for partition table types other than gpt
disabled, mostly just to reduce ongoing testing effort, at least until
there is any user demand for it.
Bug 746214 - Partition naming enhancements
Embedded devices (Android) use GPT partition names to identify
partitions, instead of file system labels. Add support for viewing and
changing them.
As partition names are used to provide unique identification they are
never copied when copying the contents of one partition to another.
Note that GNU/Linux uses file system labels, UUIDs or device names for
identification during the boot process and afterwards so while partition
names can be used, they are optional and purely for user information.
Bug 741424 - Add support for GPT partition names
This is part of parent bug:
Bug #721455 - Obsolete info in license text on multiple modules
and GNOME Goal:
https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/Proposals
* verify all source files to make sure they have a license and a
copyright, and that both are up-to-date
Bug #721565 - License text contains obsolete FSF postal address
Include guards need to be unique within GParted code and all included
library header files.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Include_guard#Difficulties
Use this model for all include guards:
#ifndef GPARTED_FILE_NAME_H
#define GPARTED_FILE_NAME_H
...
#endif /* GPARTED_FILE_NAME_H */
Closes Bug #539297 - Make include guards unique
* include/Device.h,
include/Dialog_Base_Partition.h,
src/Dialog_Base_Partition.cc: replaced 'long' with 'Sector' to
prefent overflows with really large devices.
* changed the way devices and partitions store their devicepaths.
Instead of holding a 'realpath' and a symbolic path we store paths
in a list. This allows for improved detection of mountpoins, free
space, etc..
Also fixed a nasty bug which showed up when you copy a partition
from one device to another. (thanks to mario for the report)
* in some places i still used MiB's instead of sectors to store sizes.
this has been fixed everywhere. Only the spinbuttons still use
MiB's. I have a few ideas on how to solve this, but i'll take it up
with #usability first.
* correct partitiontype of destination is now set while copying
* resizing now return correct status (sometimes it would report
succes even when some of the suboperationes failed)
* fixed some issues with resizing and cylindersizes.
* include/Device.h,
src/Device.cc: replaced 'device_partitions' with 'partitions'
* src/Win_GParted.cc: use new Device::partitions
* include/Partition.h,
src/Partition.cc: added 'realpath'
* src/Dialog_Partition_Info.cc: use Partition::realpath..
* include/GParted_Core.h,
src/GParted_Core.cc:use ped_partition_get_path() instead of
constructing it ourselves. (#325800)
Also use global maps for mountpoints and shortpaths to prevent
fileaccess from happening more then once per scan.
* include/Device.h,
src/Device.cc,
src/GParted_Core.cc,
src/Win_GParted.cc: Removed the ugly Get_Highest_Logical_Busy() from Device and added a classvariable instead. This one is set in
GParted_Core and used wherever needed. I also removed Device::busy, and used the new variable to check if a device is busy.
* Added cylsize to Device and made Operation contain a Device instead of only the path and lenght.
This way i was able to dump Get_Cyl_Size in the Core. Besides that, i used cylsize in WinGparted and made a lot of
cosmetic changes. Most of them were pretty useless, but hey, i'm bored ;)
* Every devicescan now tests on beforehand if the kernel is able to reread the partitiontable. If the kernel is unable to do
this, i disallow most operations. This may seem weird and even a bad thing to do, but the fact is it protects
the innocent user from a lot of potential damage. Till the linuxkernel is able to reread partitiontables no matter what, this seems
to be the best option. Of course a dialog with information will popup whenever such a situation is encountered.
In a next release i might consider adding an 'advanced mode' for users who know what they're doing.
* Harddisks without disklabel are now properly initizalized and shown in the menu. When one tries to create a new partition on
such a disk a dialog pops up with some blabla about disklabels and offers to create a disklabel. sweet :P (special thanks to mantiena-baltix
for bringing this issue to my attention)
* fixed minor annoyance with refreshing detailed deviceinfo after a 'deep refresh'
* include/Device.h,
src/Device.cc: Removed bool Get_Any_Busy() in favor of public bool busy which is set in gparted_core.
This also fixed a small bug with incorrect mountdetection of logical partitions.
Also added a Reset() function to properly reset the contents of a device. to zero/empty .
* include/GParted_Core.h,
src/GParted_Core.cc: 'busyness' of a device is now determined in get_devices().
Renamed get_partitions() to set_device_partitions to reflect its proper function.
When a new partition is created to contain a copied filesystem the size is now properly set. This fixes
a very annoying bug which no one knew about except for me =) .
* src/Win_GParted.cc: use boolean busy from device instead of Get_Any_Busy() .
* Rewrote a large part of gparteds internal code. Filesystemssupport is now much more separated from the rest of gparted and
adding support for other filesystems should be a piece of cake now (hope that's true :P)
It still needs a lot of love, but the foundations are laid =)
* instead of listing all partition in one list, logical partitions are now stored in a sublist in extended partition object.
This makes partitionhandling in gparted more natural and transparant. It also allowed me to clean up this ugly Operation class ;)
* include/Device.h,
src/Device.cc: made 'deep-scan' optional in Read_Disk_Layout. Removed obsolete (already) commented function.
* include/Partition.h,
src/Partition.cc: Took used sectors out of Set() and added a Set_Used() function instead. Also added Reset() .
* src/Dialog_Partition_New.cc: minor change to make use of the new Set() in Partition..
* include/Win_GParted.h,
src/Win_GParted.cc: show pulsing progressbar while refreshing devices.
Mike Fleetwood