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Date:      Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:24:33 +0300
From:      Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Dan Mack <mack@macktronics.com>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r220983 - head
Message-ID:  <4DB41681.9020600@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20110424051747.S1757@coco.macktronics.com>
References:  <201104240923.p3O9N8QG025386@svn.freebsd.org> <20110424095736.GA92492@freebsd.org> <20110424051747.S1757@coco.macktronics.com>

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On 24.04.2011 13:25, Dan Mack wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Apr 2011, Alexander Best wrote:
>> On Sun Apr 24 11, Alexander Motin wrote:
>>> Author: mav
>>> Date: Sun Apr 24 09:23:08 2011
>>> New Revision: 220983
>>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/220983
>>>
>>> Log:
>>> Explicitly note that device numbers are starting from zero.
>>>
>>> Modified:
>>> head/UPDATING
>>>
>>> Modified: head/UPDATING
>>> ==============================================================================
>>>
>>> --- head/UPDATING Sun Apr 24 08:58:58 2011 (r220982)
>>> +++ head/UPDATING Sun Apr 24 09:23:08 2011 (r220983)
>>> @@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 9.
>>> removed and replaced by respective CAM drivers. If you are using
>>> ATA device names in /etc/fstab or other places, make sure to update
>>> them respectively (adX -> adaY, acdX -> cdY, afdX -> daY, astX -> saY,
>>> - where 'Y's are the sequential numbers for each type in order of
>>> - detection, unless configured otherwise with tunables, see cam(4)).
>>> + where 'Y's are the sequential numbers starting from zero for each type
>>> + in order of detection, unless configured otherwise with tunables,
>>> + see cam(4)).
>>
>> maybe an extra sentence mentioning the fact that {geom,ufs}-labels and
>> ufsids
>> are preferred over device nodes nowadays would be a good idea?
>
> For those of us using a ZFS root pool built out of /dev/gpt/ devices,
> will these automagically pick up the new names?

You should not notice transition. GPT labels should stay as they were.

-- 
Alexander Motin



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