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In Fedora 37 we switched to GPT as default partition table (disklabel) for x86_64, for Fedora 42 we propose to make the switch for other architectures as well. Because GPT was already default for ARM64 this means switching to GPT for ppc64le and s390x* architectures when installing on an empty disk or when the disk is being completely reset during the installation.
 
*) for s390x this applies only to disks where MSDOS disklabel is currently being used, for DASD we'll continue to use the DASD disklabel


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Revision as of 10:49, 4 December 2024


Install Using GPT on all architectures by Default

This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux.
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee.

Summary

This is a follow-up for the Fedora 37 change which made GPT the default partition table for x86_64. This change proposes switching to GPT for the other supported architectures.

Owner


Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora Linux 42
  • Last updated: 2024-12-04
  • [Announced]
  • [<will be assigned by the Wrangler> Discussion thread]
  • FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
  • Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

In Fedora 37 we switched to GPT as default partition table (disklabel) for x86_64, for Fedora 42 we propose to make the switch for other architectures as well. Because GPT was already default for ARM64 this means switching to GPT for ppc64le and s390x* architectures when installing on an empty disk or when the disk is being completely reset during the installation.

  • ) for s390x this applies only to disks where MSDOS disklabel is currently being used, for DASD we'll continue to use the DASD disklabel

Feedback

Benefit to Fedora

Scope

  • Other developers: No work from other developers will be needed.
  • Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
  • Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
  • Alignment with the Fedora Strategy:

Upgrade/compatibility impact

This change will affect only new installation, no change to the partition table will be done during upgrade.

Early Testing (Optional)

Do you require 'QA Blueprint' support? N

Early testing can be done by using the boot option inst.disklabel=gpt.

How To Test

Any of the installer test cases (for example QA:Testcase_Anaconda_autopart_(use_all_space)_install) can be used to test this. The expected result is that GPT will be used as partition table type on s390x and ppc64le. sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdx can be used to verify.

User Experience

Users shouldn't notice any significant change other than the switch from MSDOS to GPT disklabel. Other than that the user experience during installation, booting or using the system shouldn't change at all.

Dependencies

There are no dependencies for this change, all work will be done in Blivet, the library that Anaconda uses for storage configuration.


Contingency Plan

  • Contingency mechanism: Revert the change in upstream
  • Contingency deadline: Final Freeze
  • Blocks release? Yes


Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release Notes

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