Richard Gooch I beleive has gotten a consensus
that is like this :
/dev/dsk/sd_h0c0t0u0p2:
h=host,
c=channel,
t=target,
u=unit,
p=partition
I'd still prefer the directory structure /dev/disk/sd_-blah-
or /dev/disk/scsi/-blah- .
But Richard has the Sources ;-)
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> > I think the way solaris does it is fine. Why not keep with that ?
> >
> > /dev/dsk/c0t1d3s4
> >
> > for the partition on SCSI controller 0, SCSI 1, disk on LUN3,
> > partition 4. I'm a big fan of making linux more like better
> > implementations of commerical unixen. I hate coming home and
> > going "cd /etc/default" or "mount /dev/dsk/c0t5d0s0 /zip",
> > and waiting 3 seconds for my brain to recognise the brain fart ;)
>
> Considering the reports about HP-UX and something else
> matching Solaris, I think this is a good argument.
>
> Would people really object to the Solaris numbering hack?
> It works for them, and it makes the names shorter.
>
> Compatibility only matters if done 100%. The IDE disks can be
> done however Solaris x86 does them. Most likely, IDE could
> always be "c0".
Tia, JimL
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