From f1bc0b1dcd9606dc234de06c312ec66895e7a255 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:00:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] install: Warn if we're not installing to gpt

I am not aware of any reason to use anything else; in theory
we can leave this up to the OS, but...I think using `dos`
format is really probably just a legacy mistake now.

And if we see anything else...well, let's at least warn.

Signed-off-by: Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
---
 lib/src/blockdev.rs | 10 +++++++++-
 lib/src/install.rs  | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/src/blockdev.rs b/lib/src/blockdev.rs
index f0d08e117..29c7d871a 100644
--- a/lib/src/blockdev.rs
+++ b/lib/src/blockdev.rs
@@ -141,10 +141,18 @@ pub(crate) struct Partition {
     pub(crate) name: Option<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+pub(crate) enum PartitionType {
+    Dos,
+    Gpt,
+    Unknown(String),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub(crate) struct PartitionTable {
-    pub(crate) label: String,
+    pub(crate) label: PartitionType,
     pub(crate) id: String,
     pub(crate) device: String,
     // We're not using these fields
diff --git a/lib/src/install.rs b/lib/src/install.rs
index d23f8198d..acf3e83c9 100644
--- a/lib/src/install.rs
+++ b/lib/src/install.rs
@@ -1216,6 +1216,18 @@ async fn install_to_filesystem_impl(state: &State, rootfs: &mut RootSetup) -> Re
         rootfs.kargs.push("selinux=0".to_string());
     }
 
+    match &rootfs.device_info.label {
+        crate::blockdev::PartitionType::Dos => crate::utils::medium_visibility_warning(
+            "Installing to `dos` format partitions is not recommended",
+        ),
+        crate::blockdev::PartitionType::Gpt => {
+            // The only thing we should be using in general
+        }
+        crate::blockdev::PartitionType::Unknown(o) => {
+            crate::utils::medium_visibility_warning(&format!("Unknown partition label {o}"))
+        }
+    }
+
     // We verify this upfront because it's currently required by bootupd
     let boot_uuid = rootfs
         .get_boot_uuid()?