Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756846AbXFSHG7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:06:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755410AbXFSHGu (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:06:50 -0400 Received: from vervifontaine.sonytel.be ([80.88.33.193]:51135 "EHLO vervifontaine.sonycom.com" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754719AbXFSHGt (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:06:49 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:06:43 +0200 (CEST) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: David Miller cc: hch@lst.de, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, axboe@kernel.dk, James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, paulus@samba.org, dwmw2@infradead.org Subject: Re: [patch 4/6] ps3: Disk Storage Driver In-Reply-To: <20070618.230357.08341020.davem@davemloft.net> Message-ID: References: <20070615171545.316dfac7@the-village.bc.nu> <20070615.141917.85409547.davem@davemloft.net> <20070619055358.GD18542@lst.de> <20070618.230357.08341020.davem@davemloft.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-584337861-78175883-1182236803=:5713" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1794 Lines: 46 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---584337861-78175883-1182236803=:5713 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, David Miller wrote: > What I really care about is what will work transparently for existing > userspace. In particular, distribution installers and existing tools > like fdisk. > > When a slice it being exported, it's not being exported like that so > that the client can just spam a disk label into it, it's for exporting > one slice. So we might want (using the scsi naming as an arbitrary > example case) /dev/sda1 to be created but not /dev/sda > > How exactly do you envision this kind of thing working? How do distribution installers handle USB disks and memory cards? Some tend to be partitioned, some don't. With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe A division of Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. Registered office: Technologielaan 7 · B-1840 Londerzeel · Belgium VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis Bank Zaventem · Swift GEBABEBB08A · IBAN BE39001382358619 ---584337861-78175883-1182236803=:5713-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/