[chhellwig@gmx.net]
>
> BTW I really like devfs, but the new names for mass storage are even uglier then
> the old ones ...
> It really sucks to type "mkfs.ext /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1".
>
> I'd prefer something like:
> /dev/dsk/at0d0a
> | | | |
> | | | | BSD-like character for partition [a=1, b=2, ...]
> | | | d<devicenum (scsi-id for scsi, 0 for ide master, 1 for ide slave, ...)>
> | | an two-character-prefix for the device-type (at for ata/ide, sc for scsi) and the bus number
> | directory /dev/dsk/ for all disks
>
> I it is needed (and only _if_) there could be lX for lun x between dX and <partiotion character> like:
> /dev/dsk/sc0d5l2a.
Making use of the directory hierarchy can be convenient.
You might consider something like /dev/disk/scsi/1/4/0/0_3
(this is how we'd name scsi controller 1, ID 4, lun 0, partition 3 on BeOS).
The IDE names like /dev/disk/ide/ata/0/master/0/0_2 are a bit more verbose
and I'm less fond of them.
Brian
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