Subject: Re: scsi device configuration
To: der Mouse <mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
From: proprietor - Foo Bar And Grill <jgraham@defender.VAS.viewlogic.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/05/1996 11:37:16
#define AUTHOR "mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU (der Mouse)"

/*
 * >>> or the (supposed) inability of the normal kernel to mount anything
 * >>> else than /dev/sd0a on /.
 * >> I think "config netbsd swap generic" (you actually want "root
 * >> generic", but they go together - something else that needs fixing)
 * >> works now, though I'm not sure.
 * > But supposedly this generic option prevents the use of a second swap
 * > device.
 * 
 * Probably; I rather doubt "swap on generic and sd1b" would work.
 * 
Actually, "swap generic" seems to allow configuration of any other
disk partition you might want -- just use 'swapon'.  Works for me.

The problem, however, is that one should not have to hard-code swap
partitions into the kernel at any time.  What if you put on a new disk?
Should you have preallocated every single partition on every single
conceivable disk as a swap partition?

I don't necessarily _want_ 'swap generic' in my kernel.  I thought that
the 'config netbsd root on sd0a swap on sd0...' line was simply to init
the PRIMARY swap device, not to describe all the swap devices.

For instance, I like to nail down my root partition on that particular
kernel, but I'd like to be able to add disks at random if need be and
start swapping on them.


 * A good project for some ambitious kernel hacker. :-)

Shouldn't take all that much effort.

 * 
 * 					der Mouse
 * 
 * 			    mouse@collatz.mcrcim.mcgill.edu
 * 
 */

#undef AUTHOR	/* "mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU (der Mouse)" */




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