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@@ -166,8 +166,12 @@ config LDM_PARTITION
166 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED 166 depends on PARTITION_ADVANCED
167 ---help--- 167 ---help---
168 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which 168 Say Y here if you would like to use hard disks under Linux which
169 were partitioned using Windows 2000's or XP's Logical Disk Manager. 169 were partitioned using Windows 2000's/XP's or Vista's Logical Disk
170 They are also known as "Dynamic Disks". 170 Manager. They are also known as "Dynamic Disks".
171
172 Note this driver only supports Dynamic Disks with a protective MBR
173 label, i.e. DOS partition table. It does not support GPT labelled
174 Dynamic Disks yet as can be created with Vista.
171 175
172 Windows 2000 introduced the concept of Dynamic Disks to get around 176 Windows 2000 introduced the concept of Dynamic Disks to get around
173 the limitations of the PC's partitioning scheme. The Logical Disk 177 the limitations of the PC's partitioning scheme. The Logical Disk
@@ -175,8 +179,8 @@ config LDM_PARTITION
175 mirrored, striped or RAID volumes, all without the need for 179 mirrored, striped or RAID volumes, all without the need for
176 rebooting. 180 rebooting.
177 181
178 Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000 and 182 Normal partitions are now called Basic Disks under Windows 2000, XP,
179 XP. 183 and Vista.
180 184
181 For a fuller description read <file:Documentation/ldm.txt>. 185 For a fuller description read <file:Documentation/ldm.txt>.
182 186