Re: restrictions for pattitions with ext2 file system

[Dimitry N. Naldaev]

В сообщении от 27 Август 2003 10:35 вы написали:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 11:27:42AM +0600, Dimitry N. Naldaev wrote:
> > Hi
> > There are strange restrictons for partitons with ext2 file system --- It
> > is impossible to move start of the partition during resizing of the
> > partition. But the fat partitons do not have the restriction...
>
> Right.
>
> > What reason for the restriction ???
>
> It is rather difficult to design an algorithm to safely move the start
> of a partition.  Such an algorithm was designed for FAT, but not ext2.
>
> Are you interested in the details?
Yes... may be I can help... but I nothing know about internals ext2
>