From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:40:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:40:09 -0500 Received: from mail2.megatrends.com ([155.229.80.11]:6407 "EHLO mail2.megatrends.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:39:51 -0500 Message-ID: <1355693A51C0D211B55A00105ACCFE64E95199@ATL_MS1> From: Venkatesh Ramamurthy To: "'Dr. Kelsey Hudson'" , Venkatesh Ramamurthy Cc: "'linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org'" , "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" Subject: RE: Linux not adhering to BIOS Drive boot order? Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:35:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Of course that would be better. The only complaint I have with such a > system is that of backwards compatibility...as long as the legacy device > names are still supported i would have no problem with it at all. > > however, this brings up an interesting question: what happens if two disks > (presumably from two different machines) have the same disk label? what > happens then? for instance, i have several linux machines both at my > workplace and my home. if for some reason one of these machines dies due > to hardware failure and i want to get stuff off the drives, i put the disk > containing the /home partition on the failed machine into a working > machine and reboot. What /home gets mounted then? the original /home or > the new one from the dead machine? (and don't say end users wouldn't > possibly do that... if they are adding hardware into their systems this is > by no means beyond their capabilities) > > at least with physical device nodes i can say 'computer, you will mount > this partition on this mountpoint!' and be done with it. [Venkatesh Ramamurthy] You are getting my point exactly. This was my argument from the first, we should have a efficient mechanism to mount partitions > so tell me then, how would one discern between two partitions with the > same label? [Venkatesh Ramamurthy] If the OS detects two partitions of the same name , either dont mount both , but display an error (or) mount the first one it finds ( this is not a good idea but) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/