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Subject: Re: help adding device serial numbers to /dev namespace? 
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In message <4B106C51.7070905@jrv.org>, "James R. Van Artsdalen" writes:

>Can anyone give me suggestions on how to implement putting disk driver
>serial numbers in the /dev namespace, much as UFS ID's are put there now?

Something like, or possibly g_label.

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