From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 21 17:30:23 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5836C106566C; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:30:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gkontos.mail@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01CC88FC0A; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:30:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn33 with SMTP id 33so2174409iwn.13 for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:30:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=W5rV+YbfMFSIaj+qCzXc+ew1+2XP029QQ/jGY3SSu2I=; b=sNBt1OiRVziwwXL7h/YGO5WASnG+ZNuyYue4v2I6g6Mihsk6hF32SjoGmO74UrTsu6 UQ8dB1BJh7YePQxCtWh5Ypyt7D+re8CmtsHFpVEedy5zOfRvovXgZ5Hk59LDbQbZOiIL l4W2PuwRa4OhtIoQtQuG7BxLNyxMrTNhv1+0w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=IrMNmUk5RC+x3PlA5rBkVVDv66/NVwJhR5Rgf+otrBUGYFN0PTSbKHXCcwRQX5M0x6 2RC20NQFUv1ORlo7QOwFWnVEUym1H+QVLDhDsENdkXd/2PL0aimOcw1vx+iOrPuluusQ wty5TF76TMOygXdB+t3BUuvqhIMXnUEoE8I00= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.215.3 with SMTP id hc3mr154498ibb.156.1303407021267; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:30:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.35.2 with HTTP; Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:30:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20110421161814.GB2675@zod.isi.edu> References: <4DAEAE1B.70207@FreeBSD.org> <20110420203754.GM85668@acme.spoerlein.net> <4DAF46F8.9040004@FreeBSD.org> <4DAF5FBA.8080304@FreeBSD.org> <20110421161814.GB2675@zod.isi.edu> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:30:21 +0300 Message-ID: From: George Kontostanos To: FreeBSD-Current Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Alexander Motin , Doug Barton , Ted Faber Subject: Re: Switch from legacy ata(4) to CAM-based ATA X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:30:23 -0000 I also think that labeling disks & partitions should be the default approach on new installations. I wonder why the new bsdinstaller does not adopt this policy yet. It is practical, easy and saves a lot of hassles when it comes to disk replacements. On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Ted Faber wrote: > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 03:35:38PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > > On 04/20/2011 15:18, Scott Long wrote: > > >I agree with what Alexander is saying, but I'd like to take it a step > further. We should all be using [...] mount-by-label > > > > +1 > > > > When I first saw this on linux my gut reaction was "ewwww, > > different." But now that I've worked with it a bit, I really like > > it. Doing this by default in 9.0 would be a really useful step > > forward, and would allow greater innovation down the road. > > > > Is there a handy tutorial somewhere for making this change in > > FreeBSD? Or is it even possible to do in a rational way? > > Judging from the thread that followed this: no. > > I agree with you that there should be and that mount-by-label is the way > to go. > > I seem to recall some flakiness with mounting labelled gmirrors. Anyone > know if that's been resolved? > > -- > Ted Faber > http://www.isi.edu/~faber PGP: > http://www.isi.edu/~faber/pubkeys.asc > Unexpected attachment on this mail? See > http://www.isi.edu/~faber/FAQ.html#SIG > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk2wWMYACgkQaUz3f+Zf+XtI2ACfUz7zukI/G/4d5jEmsOuR73v4 > YMgAoNsRHB255xZpx9IbEmoV+IxKWkTM > =HvFZ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- George Kontostanos aisecure.net