On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 06:48:14PM +0200, Wouter Coene wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The patch below builds on the disk UID code to implement disk names. Disk
> names must match [a-zA-Z0-9_]{1,10} and are stored encoded as 6 bits per
> character into the disklabel UID field. With this patch, you can use disk
> names in /etc/fstab:
>
> bootdisk.a / ffs rw 1 1
Why? This seems to add nothing but extra code and increase the
chances some twit will name multiple disks 'MYDISK' and screw
her/himself royally. Also, DUIDs identify a DISKLABEL and not a
disk.
.... Ken
