Re: Heads up - minor usb disk key probing change
Hi Matt,
2009/6/26 Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>:
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0USB disk keys in the master branch will now attach starting
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0at da8 instead of da0. =C2=A0This is to reduce interference =
between
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0USB disk keys and AHCI/SILI probes which also attach to da*.
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> =C2=A0 =C2=A0The relatively few people booting from USB disk keys will ne=
ed
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0to adjust the /etc/fstab on the disk key.
Isn't moving usb drives from da* to something like uda* or du* or
whatever else more reasonable?
It requires changes in scripts anyway, so why not just give them
another namespace?
Although, have no idea of how difficult is it code-wise.
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> =C2=A0 =C2=A0The kernel should still be able to automount the root but yo=
u can
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0avoid unnecessary root mount scanning by supplying the exact=
mount
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0string via /boot/loader.conf, e.g. vfs.root.mountfrom=3D"ufs=
:da8s1a".
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Dennis Melentyev
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