From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 22 20:59:43 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20A6016A4DE for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:59:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from mh2.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [207.200.51.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AF8043D46 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:59:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from [10.177.171.220] (neutrino.centtech.com [10.177.171.220]) by mh2.centtech.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k7MKxckr098556; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:59:41 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Message-ID: <44EB703A.6000704@centtech.com> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:59:38 -0500 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060802) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Poul-Henning Kamp References: <60853.1156279783@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <60853.1156279783@critter.freebsd.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1709/Tue Aug 22 14:34:50 2006 on mh2.centtech.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: retasting devices on demand X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:59:43 -0000 On 08/22/06 15:49, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <44EB6D1F.90104@centtech.com>, Eric Anderson writes: > >> Even so, a retaste function that worked on existing disks (like I had) >> would be useful and an obvious command for admin-types. Would you be >> opposed to such a command? > > As I said: the problem is that if part of the disk is open it will > not work. > Ok, I'll restate more clearly: Admins really will want a way to retaste a device - if it's used, give the usual 'operation not permitted', and if it isn't, then just retaste. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------