On 11/22/06, Frank Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, yes. We're extremely aware of the pain the sd driver's reliance on
"geometry" causes. And the confusion/frustration to users. The one and
only reason why this isn't simply ripped out and consigned to the big pile
is compatibility - how do you upgrade a system that e.g. has 10000 SVM or
VxVM volumes, if all device numbers for sd nodes underneath change as a
consequence of the upgrade ? This is like an attempt to transplant a pig's
heart for a monkey's, done without anestethics ...
Frank,
why would removal of the "geometry" notion in the sd driver affect
device numbering (i.e. minor number allocation) ? That sounds
rather strange to me. Can you please explain that ?
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Regards,
Cyril
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