linux-kernel - Re: PATA drivers queued for 2.6.19

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Message-ID: <44FC182C.7090008@garzik.org>
Date:	Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:12:28 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Grant Coady <gcoady.lk@...il.com>
CC:	"linux-ide@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Subject: Re: PATA drivers queued for 2.6.19

Grant Coady wrote:
> I can't see an easy way to arrange multi-boot with different /etc/fstab 
> depending if I'm trying /dev/hdaX or /dev/sdaX.  Parallel '/' partitions?

That's actually pretty darn easy, with a modern distro.  Use filesystem 
labels, and LABEL= in your /etc/fstab.

The LABEL= feature allowed me to bounce between drivers/ide and libata a 
dozen times a day, when I was doing the initial libata development.

	Jeff



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