Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 16:35:29 +0100 (BST) From: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libdisk Makefile chunk.c write_alpha_dis Message-ID: <200210251535.g9PFZTOD072982@dotar.thuvia.org> In-Reply-To: <19151.1035559381@critter.freebsd.dk>
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> From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> > Date: Fri 25 Oct, 2002 > Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libdisk Makefile chunk.c write_alpha_dis > Just how do you intend to use "standard BSD device naming" for a > scheme which supports up to 16k partitions ? By mapping /dev/da0[a-z] onto partitions I will likely use. I am not precluding a new naming scheme to cope with new demands, simply stating that the existing scheme, which caters for 99% per cent of cases, should be preserved. Cheers, Mark. -- Mark Valentine, Thuvia Labs <mark@thuvia.co.uk> <http://www.thuvia.co.uk>; "Tigers will do ANYTHING for a tuna fish sandwich." Mark Valentine uses "We're kind of stupid that way." *munch* *munch* and endorses FreeBSD -- <http://www.calvinandhobbes.com>; <http://www.freebsd.org>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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