From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: devnetfs Subject: Re: dev nodes assignement ? Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:28:47 -0800 (PST) Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20030130052847.73138.qmail@web20417.mail.yahoo.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Bryan Henderson Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Thanks Bryan and Steve for clarifying my (long standing) doubt :) Regards, A. --- Bryan Henderson wrote: > >Is /dev/sdX scsi dev node assignment based *only* on the pci-slot > >the HBA's are in? or also upon the order in which the LLDD isloaded? > > First of all, let's acknowledge that the /dev/sdX device special file > assignments are done manually by the user and are permanent. > /dev/sdX is assigned to a major and minor number. > > So the actual question is about minor number assignments. > >... OR > >Does each LLDD do a pci-scan and assign [minor numbers] for HBA's > >that it can handle -- in which case the order of LLDD getting > > loaded is alsoimportant in deciding the [minor number]. > Yes. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com