From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 19 Jan 2001 06:44:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 19 Jan 2001 06:44:12 -0500 Received: from libra.cyb.it ([212.11.95.209]:59405 "EHLO relay2.flashnet.it") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 19 Jan 2001 06:44:10 -0500 Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 12:38:47 +0100 From: David Santinoli To: James Bottomley Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Partition renumbering under 2.4.0 Message-ID: <20010119123847.D943@aidi.santinoli.com> In-Reply-To: <200101171556.KAA01055@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.12i In-Reply-To: <200101171556.KAA01055@localhost.localdomain>; from J.E.J.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com on Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 10:56:14AM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 10:56:14AM -0500, James Bottomley wrote: > Under 2.4, if you use devfs, the solaris (and other) slice recognition code > could be enhanced to give the correct names to all the slices. This would > turn out to be something like /dev/ide/hdb2s7 (or something even worse---I'm > afraid I only really know the naming scheme for SCSI devices) but at least you > can find the exact slice you're looking for in an easy and intuitive way. > > So, would you prefer the quick fix, or the more durable solution (which would > require you to change your fstab)? Personally I'd be happy with the quick hack, but the slice-enhanced naming scheme possible with devfs looks like the way to go. Besides, I think that documenting this issue in the "Changes" file would help somehow. Thanks, David - 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/