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Subject: Re: New model for managing dev_t's for partitionable block devices
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>>>>> Andrey Borzenkov (AB) writes:


 AB> Are you aware of devfsd? It keeps permissions for you across
 AB> reboots, and does it just fine.

 AB> The real limitation in this case is SCSI host numbers. There is
 AB> no way to permanently assign logical controller numbers like it
 AB> happens in other systems. add or remove another SCSI adapter and
 AB> all your names are shifted.

 AB> which is true for any adapter not just SCSI.

one may use Inquiry/EVDP information from SCSI device


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