Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 09:37:13 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: More on 2.2.6 upgrade Message-ID: <199803301637.JAA07151@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980330094958.485U-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> References: <24370.891241853@time.cdrom.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980330094958.485U-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > > Is this behavior a bug or a feature? > > > > I think it's a feature. > > You sound so certain! :) I agree with Jordan. > There should be a bit of explaination if it is a feature because > if I need to create sd1s1[a-h]: > > sh MAKEDEV sd1 doesn't work, > sh MAKEDEV sd1s1 doesn't work, but > sh MAKEDEV sd1s1a does work. > > It is plausible that the first form not working is a feature, but > I'm not convinced that the second form not working is a feature. Why not. On my box 'sd1s1' is *NOT* a FreeBSD partition. > That the third form generates sd1s1[a-h] is counter-intuitive to > say the least. Ok, but that doesn't make the second form any more intuitive. IMHO, just because a slice is built doesn't mean it should contain FreeBSD partition entries. I think the current code as written does the right thing, in that it assumes that if you need any partition entries, you might as well get them all. :) Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199803301637.JAA07151>