Bug in parted command .

[MASTHAN DUDEKULA]

 

 

Hi All,

 

Here an intresting issue on parted command.

 

I have a device of size 1074 MB and i tried to create partitions with parted command. The intresting issue is, the start position of first partition is not constant. The following snippet explain you more on this.

 

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc print

Disk geometry for /dev/sdc: 0kB - 1074MB

Disk label type: msdos

Number

Start End Size Type File system Flags

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc mklabel msdos

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc mkpart p 0 1065

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc print

Disk geometry for /dev/sdc: 0kB - 1074MB

Disk label type: msdos

Number

Start   End       Size    Type  File system Flags

1          

1kB 1065MB 1065MB primary                type=83

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc rm 1

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc print

Disk geometry for /dev/sdc: 0kB - 1074MB

Disk label type: msdos

Number

Start End Size Type File system Flags

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc mklabel msdos

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc mkpart p 0 1069

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc print

Disk geometry for /dev/sdc: 0kB - 1074MB

Disk label type: msdos

Number

Start End         Size      Type    File system Flags

1          

32kB 1069MB 1069MB primary  ext3          type=83

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc rm 1

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc mklabel msdos

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc mkpart p 0 1071

lx88245:~ # parted -s /dev/sdc print

Disk geometry for /dev/sdc: 0kB - 1074MB

Disk label type: msdos

Number

Start End      Size         Type File system Flags

1         

1kB 1071MB  1071MB primary                  type=83

lx88245:~ #

 

 

 

In the first ( parted -s /dev/sdc mkpart p 0 1065)  and third  ( parted -s /dev/sdc mkpart p 0 1071) case the start position of first partition is 1 KB ( first block ) but in second case ( parted -s /dev/sdc mkpart p 0 1069) it is ( 32 kB). Can anyone explain it why it is happening like this ?

 

 

is it bug in parted command ?

 

Your help is appreciated ?

 

Regards

Masthan