> > Hm, isn't the low-tech solution to this particular problem to
   > > deviate from the comments in fstab(5), and use different pass
   > > numbers in fstab for the file systems which have different
   > > devices but actually use the same underlying spindles?
   >
   > <bofh>
   > Ingenious idea! Have you tried that?
   > </bofh>
   >
   > Yes, that would be a perfectly fine solution if fsck would actually
   > honour pass numbers != 1 to order them. Sadly enough, it doesn't happen.
   
   Hm, I vaguely recall someone mentioning this, and was half
   expecting a comment to this effect.  Sounds like a bug to me?
   

if by "bug" you mean "works exactly as documented", then, yes.

(ie, it's a mis-feature.)


.mrg.