Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:58:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: System unique identifier..... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906251457280.38018-100000@semuta.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <3773FAB7.F44A79C1@softweyr.com>
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> > > > I want it to persist until it's changed. Change doesn't mean a reboot. > > > > The Linux folks (mostly Ted) helped me clarify some thinking about this so > > that the basic original source of the seeded WWN doesn't have to come from > > first principles in hardware that can be read prior to mounting root. But > > where the linux folks aren't really hipped on is a good architecturally > > clean place to store the seed. It'd be nice if we thought of this for > > FreeBSD. > > Are there enough bytes available in the BIOS NVRAM? That would do > nicely as a place to store it. Whose BIOS NVRAM? This is not entirely architecturally even handed though. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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