Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] devlabel: consistent device access through symlinking | From | Daniel Egger <> | Date | 07 Sep 2002 15:34:43 +0200 |
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Am Fre, 2002-09-06 um 19.40 schrieb Gary_Lerhaupt@Dell.com:
> Attached is a program I have been working on to allow for consistent access > to storage devices. It works by creating symlinks to actual storage device > names. When coupled with the UUID of the disk in question, the symlink can > consistently point to the right data even if the device name changes. > Devices can thus be referenced by their symlink only and this symlink is > user-definable.
Except that for source RPMs sucking big time the stuff is REALLY cool! I could also see benefits for other devices like HID where the current ordering is done after a first come - first serve approach where the minor device numbers follow the order the devices appear on the bus which is quite easy to mess up and never consistent; Applying your scheme to and-class devices also would allow to link whatever device to a fixed device node which could solve many problems as far as I can see.
Can you elaborate how you retrieve the IDs of a firewire or USB controller?
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