Re: devfs
Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:37:48 +1100
Leonard N. Zubkoff writes:
> From: Mitch Adair <mitch@acan.net>
> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:47:57 -0600 (CST)
>
> For the ultimate in pure esthetics:
>
> /dev/sd/c0b0t0d0s0
>
> (but I think I'm repeating myself here :)
>
> Honestly though - the h(ost) is fine the (u)nit is ok the (p)artition I
> can live with, but I would recommend changing the c(hannel) to b(us)
> If we are going to be different from Solaris (or SVr* as someone pointed out)
> then let's at least not conflict with the other name scheme (ie
> c(ontroller) vs c(hannel)) Would that be ok?
>
> Switching from (h)ost (c)hannel to (c)ontroller (b)bus makes a great deal of
> sense. It is also better for controllers which have multiple channels but do
> not export them, such as a RAID controller that creates virtual disks from the
> attache physical disks. I think the /dev/sd/c0b0t0d0s0 suggestion is the best
> one yet.
OK, fine. Let's lay this one to rest.
Regards,
Richard....