Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix device names

[Paul Clements]

Andrew Morton wrote:
> Paul Clements <paul.clements@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > It seems more appropriate to call the devices "nbX" rather than "nbdX",
> > since that's what the device nodes are actually named.
>
>
> This affects /proc/partitions, /proc/diskstats, and probably other things. 

Network block devices don't actually show up in /proc/partitions, but 
you have a valid point that the other uses would change. Although, I 
think it's a change for the better.

> I think it's too late to change it.

Fair enough. I can live with this discrepancy, although I think nbd is 
the only block device driver that has this problem. That's the only 
reason I sent the patch along...just trying to make nbd consistent with 
all the other device drivers.

Thanks,
Paul
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