small scsi_scanorder patch (repost)

Rolf Fokkens (rolf@flits102-126.flits.rug.nl)
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 20:15:53 +0200

Apparently I posted this message in an awkward base64 format. This is
another attempt:

The kernel assigns minor SCSI device numbers dynamically. This is done
by assigning them only to actually connected devices in order of their
SCSI-id's (mostly ascending). This means that connecting an external
SCSI device changes the minors of all internal devices with a higher
SCSI-id forcing me to change /etc/fstab when connecting the external
device and to change it back when disconnecting the device.

I created a small scsiorder patch to solve this by fixing the problem
where it originates. More info:
http://flits102-126.flits.rug.nl/~rolf/scanorder/index.html There's a
small description of the alternatives like devfs and scsidev as well.

cheers!

Rolf.
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