Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 9 Jun 1999 22:38:42 -0400 (EDT) | From | Stephen Frost <> | Subject | Re: Migrating to larger numbers |
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On 9 Jun 1999, Kai Henningsen wrote:
> > I think perhaps I'm asking the wrong question. The problem I > > have is the whole /dev/sd?? stuff. devfs allows for /dev/dsk/c0t0... > > kind of addressing, which to me makes alot more sense and is easier > > for me to work with. I don't see a way to do this (currently) in > > user space. > > It's still the wrong way. > > Most of the time, you don't really want to say "the disk that is target 0 > on controller 0". > > You want to say "the partition that belongs on /usr", or "the new Seagate > hd".
Perhaps. I can much more easily equate the two using devfs than /dev/sd??. At the moment devfs is availible, is there a way to do what you are suggesting? For All filesystems, including root? And also, what about all the other devices on a system? This isn't just about filesystems and scsi disks, though those are some of my major concerns.
> And the thing is, this can be done almost completely from user space - > just the information gathering part needs kernel support. And that means > you can use config files.
Sounds interesting, is there somewhere I can get more information on this? What is the likelyhood that it will work with the root filesystem? If it doesn't, what then?
Stephen
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