Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: SCSI device numbering (was: Re: Ideas for v2.1) | Date | Tue, 09 Jul 1996 18:15:31 +1000 | From | David Arnold <> |
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-->"Ted" == Theodore Y Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> writes:
Ted> Ultimately, it might be useful to put a DCE-style UUID Ted> generator in the kernel, since some applications require a Ted> *large* number of UUID's, and the DCE UUID really assumes that Ted> a central UUID authority per network node is handing out Ted> UUID's.
/dev/uuid anyone?
the algorithm isn't too complex, and there's code available but i'm not sure about its ownership/usage constraints. it seems like a really nice idea ...
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