Re: 2.6.17-mm6
From: Alan Cox
Date: Fri Jul 07 2006 - 12:25:07 EST
Ar Gwe, 2006-07-07 am 17:55 +0200, ysgrifennodd J.A. MagallÃn:
> I think it is enough to change the detection order, first real SATA and then
> PATA, so the only drives that change names are the PATA ones.
> (it that's easy enough...)
The order is determined by the PCI layer code, and of course by what
order you load the modules. Rigidly defined certainities about driver
ordering went out with hotplug.
> Mmm, I have thought on another thing. RAID devices do not store the /dev
> node of pieces on the superblock, just drive IDs, isn't it ?
RAID just works and LVM. I flip Fedora boxes between drivers on a
regular basis without a glitch.
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