Re: preliminary patch towards XEN virtual disk naming

[Ferenc Wagner <wferi@niif.hu>]

Otavio Salvador <otavio@debian.org> writes:

> Ferenc Wagner <wferi@niif.hu> writes:
>
>> Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org> writes:
>>
>>> Quoting Ferenc Wagner (wferi@niif.hu):
>>>
>>>> +Template: partman/text/xen_virtual_disk
>>>> +Type: text
>>>> +# eg. XEN virtual disk 1 (xvda)
>>>> +# :sl4:
>>>> +_Description: XEN virtual disk %s (%s)
>>>> +
>>>> +Template: partman/text/xen_virtual_partition
>>>> +Type: text
>>>> +# eg. XEN virtual disk 1, partition #1 (xvda1)
>>>> +# :sl4:
>>>> +_Description: XEN virtual disk %s, partition #%s (%s)
>>>
>>> Templates are fine by me. Ference inserted examples as I suggested him
>>> on IRC, and used sublevel 4, which I think is appropriate. You get a
>>> GO for debconf templates. 
>>
>> Thanks.  Meanwhile I included a spelling fix (XEN -> Xen) which
>> probably doesn't matter.
>>
>>> I have no advice about the rest of the patch.
>>
>> The disk numbering scheme is still under discussion.
>
> We ought to follow normal partman behaviour.

Which is...?  There's no similar case, except maybe loopback, where
partman prints no number, just Loopback (loopX).  For hdX it prints
IDE[0-9] master/slave.  For SCSI host:channel:id:lun...

So whatever you prefer, just tell me and I'll update the patch.
-- 
Thanks,
Feri.