From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 16 May 2001 08:12:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 16 May 2001 08:12:44 -0400 Received: from colargol.tihlde.hist.no ([158.38.48.10]:32013 "HELO tihlde.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 16 May 2001 08:12:40 -0400 To: Helge Hafting Cc: "Chemolli Francesco \(USI\)" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: LANANA: To Pending Device Number Registrants In-Reply-To: <3B0261EC.23BE5EF0@idb.hist.no> From: Oystein Viggen Organization: Tihlde X-Spook: Vince Foster NSA quiche Ruby Ridge jihad Semtex $400 million in gold bullion X-URL: http://www.tihlde.org/~oysteivi/ X-Phone-Number: +47 97 11 48 58 X-Address: Tordenskioldsgt. 12, 7012 Trondheim, Norway X-MSMail-Priority: High X-Face: R=b-K(^1#]KR?6moG:Wrc/t>p)?p`?bgHg36M3hZ>^?\akat3!nX*8xZpIvZrI#]ZzN`I<+ L{8#pdH*1SOB$Zu-_e1<>iE$5cGiLhRem.ct.QtE=&v@9\S_6slX4='![%,F3^&ed5Y5g-#!N'Lr[s &Gfs3c}pYq^oUo{8l-qD87s[P1~+f([41~gD}Pj)nX|KcVv;tF4IIx%pnN\UL|SNT Date: 16 May 2001 14:12:37 +0200 In-Reply-To: <3B0261EC.23BE5EF0@idb.hist.no> Message-ID: <031ypp1oi2.fsf@colargol.tihlde.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) XEmacs/21.1 (Capitol Reef) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Quoth Helge Hafting: > This could be extended to non-raid use - i.e. use the "raid autodetect" > partition type for non-raid as well. The autodetect routine could > then create /dev/partitions/home, /dev/partitions/usr or > /dev/partitions/name_of_my_choice > for autodetect partitions not participating in a RAID. What happens if I insert a hard drive from another computer which also has partitions named "home", "usr", and soforth? Oystein -- If it ain't broke, don't break it.