Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:24:33 +0300 From: Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org> To: Dan Mack <mack@macktronics.com> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r220983 - head Message-ID: <4DB41681.9020600@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110424051747.S1757@coco.macktronics.com> References: <201104240923.p3O9N8QG025386@svn.freebsd.org> <20110424095736.GA92492@freebsd.org> <20110424051747.S1757@coco.macktronics.com>
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On 24.04.2011 13:25, Dan Mack wrote: > On Sun, 24 Apr 2011, Alexander Best wrote: >> On Sun Apr 24 11, Alexander Motin wrote: >>> Author: mav >>> Date: Sun Apr 24 09:23:08 2011 >>> New Revision: 220983 >>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/220983 >>> >>> Log: >>> Explicitly note that device numbers are starting from zero. >>> >>> Modified: >>> head/UPDATING >>> >>> Modified: head/UPDATING >>> ============================================================================== >>> >>> --- head/UPDATING Sun Apr 24 08:58:58 2011 (r220982) >>> +++ head/UPDATING Sun Apr 24 09:23:08 2011 (r220983) >>> @@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 9. >>> removed and replaced by respective CAM drivers. If you are using >>> ATA device names in /etc/fstab or other places, make sure to update >>> them respectively (adX -> adaY, acdX -> cdY, afdX -> daY, astX -> saY, >>> - where 'Y's are the sequential numbers for each type in order of >>> - detection, unless configured otherwise with tunables, see cam(4)). >>> + where 'Y's are the sequential numbers starting from zero for each type >>> + in order of detection, unless configured otherwise with tunables, >>> + see cam(4)). >> >> maybe an extra sentence mentioning the fact that {geom,ufs}-labels and >> ufsids >> are preferred over device nodes nowadays would be a good idea? > > For those of us using a ZFS root pool built out of /dev/gpt/ devices, > will these automagically pick up the new names? You should not notice transition. GPT labels should stay as they were. -- Alexander Motin
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