Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:30:21 +0300 From: George Kontostanos <gkontos.mail@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Cc: Alexander Motin <mav@freebsd.org>, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, Ted Faber <faber@isi.edu> Subject: Re: Switch from legacy ata(4) to CAM-based ATA Message-ID: <BANLkTimj-p77uh5nYvq=rg-T_ZtjTv-f3A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110421161814.GB2675@zod.isi.edu> References: <4DAEAE1B.70207@FreeBSD.org> <20110420203754.GM85668@acme.spoerlein.net> <4DAF46F8.9040004@FreeBSD.org> <BCE89DC7-116D-48E1-BD86-DF986062B0CC@samsco.org> <4DAF5FBA.8080304@FreeBSD.org> <20110421161814.GB2675@zod.isi.edu>
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I also think that labeling disks & partitions should be the default approach on new installations. I wonder why the new bsdinstaller does not adopt this policy yet. It is practical, easy and saves a lot of hassles when it comes to disk replacements. On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Ted Faber <faber@isi.edu> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 03:35:38PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > > On 04/20/2011 15:18, Scott Long wrote: > > >I agree with what Alexander is saying, but I'd like to take it a step > further. We should all be using [...] mount-by-label > > > > +1 > > > > When I first saw this on linux my gut reaction was "ewwww, > > different." But now that I've worked with it a bit, I really like > > it. Doing this by default in 9.0 would be a really useful step > > forward, and would allow greater innovation down the road. > > > > Is there a handy tutorial somewhere for making this change in > > FreeBSD? Or is it even possible to do in a rational way? > > Judging from the thread that followed this: no. > > I agree with you that there should be and that mount-by-label is the way > to go. > > I seem to recall some flakiness with mounting labelled gmirrors. Anyone > know if that's been resolved? > > -- > Ted Faber > http://www.isi.edu/~faber PGP: > http://www.isi.edu/~faber/pubkeys.asc > Unexpected attachment on this mail? See > http://www.isi.edu/~faber/FAQ.html#SIG > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk2wWMYACgkQaUz3f+Zf+XtI2ACfUz7zukI/G/4d5jEmsOuR73v4 > YMgAoNsRHB255xZpx9IbEmoV+IxKWkTM > =HvFZ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- George Kontostanos aisecure.net <http://www.aisecure.net>;
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