From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1AGUYG-0002ud-00 for ; Sun, 02 Nov 2003 18:34:44 -0800 Received: from lakshmi.addtoit.com ([198.99.130.6] helo=lakshmi.solana.com) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AGUYF-0002JG-6k for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 02 Nov 2003 18:34:43 -0800 Received: from ccure.karaya.com (lakshmi.solana.com [127.0.0.1]) by lakshmi.solana.com (8.11.2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id hA32MDD03173 for ; Sun, 2 Nov 2003 21:22:13 -0500 Message-Id: <200311030241.hA32f9gX002520@ccure.karaya.com> Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Partitioning scheme for ubd's In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Nov 2003 11:15:01 PST." <20031102.111506.-2022799.0.mcmechanjw@juno.com> References: <20031102.111506.-2022799.0.mcmechanjw@juno.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Jeff Dike Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 21:41:09 -0500 To: James W McMechan Cc: blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it, user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net mcmechanjw@juno.com said: > 1) well the device names are at least internally consistent. and there > are some devices like blah0p1 already. also the proposed scheme for > dealing with devices above 26 is currently a mess, hdaa hdaaa, since > with the last patch set I was using I had 400 disks mounted... > mounting /dev/ubdpa1 ick... we only need one disk controller for a > effectively unlimited of disk drives which could be called c0dXpY if > desired... I think everything understands ubd[a-h][0-9], and that's the way normal people should refer to them. I just haven't updated the docs to reflect that. Having said that, I like the current naming for huge numbers of disks. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel