Re: [patch for playing] Patch to support 4000 disks and maintain backward compatibility

    From: Badari Pulavarty <[e-mail]>

    > Then we don't know which disks have disappeared. Pity.
    > If the number space is infinite then
    >    index = next_index++;
    > gives a new number each time we need one.

    Yes !! I agree. I am not worried about running out them.
    I am more worried about names slipping. I atleast hope
    to see device names not changing by just doing
    rmmod/insmod.

But you see, the present sd_index_bits[] gives no such
guarantee. In sd_detach a bit is cleared, in sd_attach
the first free bit is given out. There is no memory.

Andries