Re: lots and lots of disks again

viro
2004-02-10T21:21:17Z

On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 09:58:33PM +0100, Kurt Garloff wrote:
> Hi Andries,
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 09:10:02PM +0100, Andries Brouwer wrote:
> > + * major p2 disc2 disc p1
> > + * |............|..|..........|....|....| <- dev_t
> > + * 31 20 17 8 7 4 3 0
> [...]
> >
> > It is true that the first step needed is some agreement on
> > how to assign device numbers to disks and their partitions.
> >
> > The above suggestion is really ugly, however.

Uh-oh... Rare event: I agree with aeb.
>
> We maintain backwards compatibility.
> We need some bit shuffling and the rest is straightforward.

Bit shuffling where? Since partitioning does *not* reach the driver (nor
should it), I really wonder where exactly do you expect that turd to land.

> I don't see what's crappy with the suggestion. Tell us!

Putting partitioning crap back into driver.