linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block:do_mounts - add device info to mount message

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Date:	Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:43:56 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Marton Balint <cus@...ekas.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block:do_mounts - add device info to mount message

On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:31:53 +0200 (CEST) Marton Balint <cus@...ekas.hu> wrote:

> Printing the minor and major number of the successfully mounted root 
> device can be quite useful, the patch adds this piece of information 
> to the "VFS: Mounted root..." message.
> 

Can you expand upon "quite useful", please?  In what way is it useful? 
A real-world example would help.

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