Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:44:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:43:46 -0500 Received: from mailout05.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.82]:40452 "EHLO mailout05.sul.t-online.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:43:36 -0500 Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:11:52 +0000 From: Heinz.Mauelshagen@t-online.de (Heinz J. Mauelshagen) To: Brian Kress Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: /proc/partitions for LVM Message-ID: <20001122221152.B4406@srv.t-online.de> Reply-To: Mauelshagen@Sistina.com In-Reply-To: <3A1C3523.A111CDD9@fsc-usa.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <3A1C3523.A111CDD9@fsc-usa.com>; from kressb@fsc-usa.com on Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 04:05:39PM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 04:05:39PM -0500, Brian Kress wrote: > Question about /proc/partitions and LVM. LVM devices in > /proc/partitions currently show up as lvma, lvmb, etc, depending on > their device number. This breaks things like mount by filesystem > name. Back when LVM existed as a patch, I believe there was some > support in fs/partitions/check.c for showing the proper name for > the device (something like /). Yes. It actually was /. Linus didn't accept it though. The code is still available in case he changes his mind. > Are their any plans for something like this to be added > or is their a reason it was taken out? > > > BTW, 2.4.0-test11 is the first "perfect" kernel for me. It > finally has everything I use working correctly. (well, with a > small raid5 patch, anyway). > > > Brian Kress > kressb@fsc-usa.com > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM guy -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Bartningstr. 12 64289 Darmstadt Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 6151 7103 86 FAX 7103 96 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/