Return-Path: Received: from outrelay06.libero.it ([212.52.84.110]:39670 "EHLO outrelay06.libero.it" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752619AbaCJS6c (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:58:32 -0400 Message-ID: <531E0B8B.7060504@libero.it> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:59:23 +0100 From: Goffredo Baroncelli Reply-To: kreijack@inwind.it MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kay Sievers CC: systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-btrfs Subject: Re: [systemd-devel] [HEADS-UP] Discoverable Partitions Spec References: <20140307182603.GA22874@tango.0pointer.de> <531E059B.1010509@libero.it> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-btrfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Kay On 03/10/2014 07:53 PM, Kay Sievers wrote: [...] >> >> Instead of relying on the subvolume UUID, why not relying to the subvolume name: it would be more simple and flexible to manage them. > > As a general rule: human-readable names should be left to the > administrator, provide an identifier for humans, and should not be > overloaded with magic machine behavior. In general I agree with you. But using "a name" you can manage multiple system on the same filesystem. This is impossible with the UUID. > > KayGoffredo-- gpg @keyserver.linux.it: Goffredo Baroncelli (kreijackATinwind.it> Key fingerprint BBF5 1610 0B64 DAC6 5F7D 17B2 0EDA 9B37 8B82 E0B5