Re: Bug#987906: release-notes: mention non-deterministic SCSI device probing?
On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 10:41:36AM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>On Lu, 24 mai 21, 21:38:57, Paul Gevers wrote:
>>
>> How does the attached proposed text look?
>>
>> + <section id="scsi-non-deterministic">
>> + <title>SCSI device probing is non-deterministic</title>
>> + <para>
>> + Due to changes in Linux, the probing of SCSI devices is no
>> + longer deteministic. This can be an issue for installations that
>> + rely on the disk order. The <ulink
>> + url="https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/59eedd28-25d4-7899-7c3c-89fe7fdd4b43@acm.org/";>Linux
>> + Kernel Mail List</ulink> suggests two solutions.
>> + </para>
>> + </section>
>
>Slightly more verbose:
>
> Due to changes in the Linux kernel the probing of SCSI devices is no
> longer deterministic. This could be an issue for installations that
> rely on the disk probing order. Two possible alternatives using
> links in /dev/disk/by-path or an udev rule are suggested in this
> Linux Kernel Mailing List post.
The existing text left me wanting just a bit more explanation,
you've nailed it now.
A tiny nit - I think 'or a udev rule' is more idiomatic.
Kind regards
Vince
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