05-02-2008
Computer makers push device builders for Linux-compatible hardware
Fri, 02 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT
For years, device and peripheral builders could get away with ignoring the Linux desktop market. It was too small to matter, they would say. Things have changed. At the Linux Foundation meeting in Austin, Texas, last month, major PC vendors ASUS, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Lenovo said they would be telling their chipset, component, and peripheral OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) that they were going to demand Linux-compatible hardware from them.
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io_redirect_dsf
io_redirect_dsf(1M) io_redirect_dsf(1M)
NAME
io_redirect_dsf - redirect the persistent device special file from one device to a different device
SYNOPSIS
old_hw_path new_hw_path
old_dsf new_dsf
DESCRIPTION
The command reassigns a persistent device special file (DSF) to a new device when both devices belong to the same class. If the new device
does not already exist, before reassigning it you must create the DSF by running either or (see insf(1M) and mksf(1M)).
In the first form, the command accepts as input the lun hardware paths of the device to be replaced and the new device. In the second
form, the command accepts as input the persistent DSFs of the device to be replaced and the new device.
Note: The device is inaccessible while the redirection is taking place.
Options
recognizes the following options:
Specify the hardware path of the device that is being replaced.
returns an error if old_hw_path is not a lun hardware path.
Specify the hardware path of the new device.
returns an error if new_hw_path is not a lun hardware path.
Specify the device special file of the device that is being replaced.
returns an error if old_dsf is not a persistent DSF.
Specify the device special file of the new device.
returns an error if new_dsf is not a persistent DSF.
RETURN VALUE
Exit values are:
Successful completion.
An error condition occurred.
EXAMPLES
Redirect the DSF with the hardware path at to point to the hardware path at Both disks belong to the class.
Redirect the DSF to point to the device with DSF Both DSFs represent devices that belong to the class
WARNINGS
You must be superuser to execute the command.
SEE ALSO
insf(1M), mksf(1M), intro(7).
io_redirect_dsf(1M)