Jens Axboe wrote:
> > This is what is ugly. Use "p1", "p2" or "part1", "part2", rather than
> > those silly letters.
>
> part1? For devfs you can do what you want, but for non-devfs I tend
> to agree with Rogier that
>
> /dev/scd0a
>
> and so forth is the way to go. hpa, do you agree? If so lets end this
> silly thread.
Before ending it so quickly can we have a little bit more thought about it
please.
...
/dev/sda1
/dev/scd0a
letters before numbers
numbers before letters
How about a standardized naming tree instead of willy nilly pick a letter and
number and toss them up in the air and see where they land. Legacy /dev is
fully of letters and numbers splashed here and there. I can't help but think
organization is good.
-d
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