Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:34:32 -0700 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.17-mm6 |
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On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:44:03 +0100 Alan Cox wrote:
> Ar Gwe, 2006-07-07 am 17:55 +0200, ysgrifennodd J.A. Magallón: > > I think it is enough to change the detection order, first real SATA and then > > PATA, so the only drives that change names are the PATA ones. > > (it that's easy enough...) > > The order is determined by the PCI layer code, and of course by what > order you load the modules. Rigidly defined certainities about driver > ordering went out with hotplug.
For built-in drivers, the link order matters. The the libata PATA drivers are sort of "randomly" mixed in with the SATA drivers.
> > Mmm, I have thought on another thing. RAID devices do not store the /dev > > node of pieces on the superblock, just drive IDs, isn't it ? > > RAID just works and LVM. I flip Fedora boxes between drivers on a > regular basis without a glitch.
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