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SubjectRe: magic device renumbering was -- Re: Linux 2.4.2ac20
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Richard B. Johnson wrote:

> This used to even be the way disks were located by the kernel
> drivers. Now, these are found in some "random" order.
>
> If whatever is causing the "random" order was fixed, put back like
> it used to be, etc., we wouldn't have these problems.

Another alternative to path2inst or a database, I suppose, would be to use
bus/pci slot information (like in /proc/pci?) to order multiple devices, so
at least there's some consistency.

You might have a serious headache, however, when adding a device, under
that scheme.

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-- John E. Jasen (jjasen1@umbc.edu)
-- In theory, theory and practise are the same. In practise, they aren't.

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