On Friday 07 January 2011 15:01:48 pk wrote: > On 2011-01-07 10:34, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > On Friday 07 January 2011 09:47:28 Jörg Schaible wrote: > > > > Another option would be to patch the kernel to either support Labels > > natively or to have it include a "scan harddisks in following > > order:...." option which lists which harddisk-drivers (sata/ide/usb) are > > scanned and in which order. > > If I read this correctly[1], then a root file system via partition UUID > will be supported from 2.6.37... Haven't tried it myself yet. > > [1]: > http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges#head-6a19c715952abb48d54c44d3ca5d4c40 > 2f500bec (if the link doesn't work, check *core* changes, first line)
The way I read it, it looks like UUID can be used as well. Which is a good step forward. I'd still prefer LABEL-support though. It's easier to understand for us mere mortals ;) -- Joost
