On 22 jun 2011, at 20:53, Kenneth R Westerback wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 06:48:14PM +0200, Wouter Coene wrote:
>> 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.
Right now, nothing is stopping you from naming multiple disks 1234567890abcdef
either. Twits will be twits, I'm just looking for something that's easier to
type (and remember) than a hex-string.
Also, this is certainly not useless if you have more than a handfull of disks
or SAN volumes, or for removable media. Which of the following is more
readable?
mount 1234567890abcdef.a /mnt
mount backups.a /mnt
Regards,
Wouter
