[Novalug] kernel pci probe question

[Mark Smith]

i should have been more clear.  i'm talking about after the kernel
has booted.  once the kernel is running doesn't it do its own probe?

On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 04:16:13PM -0400, Ken Kauffman wrote:
> Yes.  Boot order!!!
> 
> On 4/3/08, Mark Smith <mark at winksmith.com> wrote:
> > my company makes an appliance-like device which includes linux as
> > its core.  our software is setup to use specific devices for specific
> > file systems.  in particular we have one appliance with a RAID setup
> > which is on sda.  the problem is that every now and then it shows
> > up on a different device special file.
> >
> > my questions...
> >
> > is there any possible setting in the BIOS that can change the
> > ordering of devices?  it was my understanding that the kernel does
> > its own hardware probe and does not rely on anything the BIOS
> > provides in that regard.
> >
> > what else could change the ordering of devices sans actually moving
> > the card position in the chassis or the connectors on the disk arrays?
> >
> >
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> > mark at tux.org
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Mark Smith
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