Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 17:22:43 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADSUP: wd driver will be retired! Message-ID: <199912120122.RAA00745@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 11 Dec 1999 18:28:42 %2B0800." <19991211102842.C18331CA0@overcee.netplex.com.au>
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> I think this should only apply to the /dev/wd* compatability devices. ie: > use the correct numbering for new installs onto ad*, but still support the old > spread-out naming for wd*. This used to be more important as it required > fiddling with $root_disk_unit, but the new mountroot code has relieved the > pressure there. Hmm. That'd actually be quite doable, but I think it might massively confuse people running in 'compatibility' mode. IMO the 'clean break' approach may have more initial noise overhead, but in the long run it's not going to scare folks so much. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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