Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: kernel-managed /dev, revisited | Date | Fri, 11 Jul 1997 18:33:43 -0400 | From | Horst von Brand <> |
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Miguel de Icaza <miguel@luthien.nuclecu.unam.mx> said: > Actually, I like Ted's idea better: Have the kernel scan the disk > labels at boot time for every partition detected and grab a list of > the disk labels on those partitions (you will need to label your file > systems of course).
> And then, instead of using devices for mouting your file systems, you > just mount them by name:
> mount usr /usr > mount MyToys /opt
What if you've got filesystems that don't take labels? Or just a small set of "standard" ones? What if you've got _two_ usr filesystems (my case: a RedHat "working" system, and a "test-drive" Debian one)? What if some of the partitions aren't filesystems but just raw devices (like a floppy you simply tar over), or before mkfs-ing it? Or filesystems/devices that need to load a module to access?
I do like the idea, but at the kernel level I'd prefer to KISS and just use low-level descriptors for simplicity. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513
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