[parisc-linux] On the naming of discs

Alan Cox alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 23:25:05 +0000 (GMT)


> > discs differently.  HPUX follows the spec and numbers from 7 down to 0,
> > Linux follows the PC aberration and numbers from 0 up to 7.
> 
> The problem is not how disks are enumerated. HPUX does it exactly the
> same way - SCSI spec defines how the SCSI bus is to be walked.

ANSI order is 15->0 order PC order 0->15

> The real problem is how devices are "named". Adding or removing devices may
> cause existing devices to get new names when the system is rebooted.
> And adding/removing devices on one SCSI bus will affect how devices
> on other SCSI busses are named.

This isnt a kernel related issue