From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:18:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:18:12 -0500 Received: from neon-gw.transmeta.com ([209.10.217.66]:1293 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:18:09 -0500 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: Linux not adhering to BIOS Drive boot order? Date: 18 Jan 2001 17:17:47 -0800 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <9484jr$qud$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <3A656C09.4A40BBF5@mandrakesoft.com> <200101162111.f0GLBNb14141@webber.adilger.net> <20276.979724327@redhat.com> <13466.979725727@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: <13466.979725727@redhat.com> By author: David Woodhouse In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > There are 2.2 patches to do it, which I think are now being dusted off and > resurrected. but scanning for UUID involves poking at every partition on > every available hard drive. > The kernel does that anyway, so what's the problem, really? -hpa -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/