Somon: > k...@aspodata.se wrote: ... > > ... after all, fstab and /dev/-names are just > > for the user space. The kernel mostly only cares about the maj/min > > numbers, or am I wrong? > > That's the case all along. The question is how to map those node > IDs to something human readable.
Maybe it's a valid question, but it's not the question I'm posing. When you reconnect the disk it will get a new maj/min number, you might call it the same /dev-name, but for the kernel it's a totally new disk. > > What happens when you unplug your root fs, wait a few seconds till > > the kernel gives up and then plug it in again ? > > I would expect the system to die horribly if you do that - regardless of how > you name things ! So, why is that ? If you disconnect a network cable, serial port, etc., does the system, or even some connection die ? If you connect the disk again and the kernel sees that it is the same fs etc., why not silently make it available again, why should the system have to die ? Regards, /Karl Hammar ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspö Data Lilla Aspö 148 S-742 94 Östhammar Sweden +46 173 140 57 _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
