1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c b/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c
index e99c15b02..d82808fa2 100644
--- a/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c
+++ b/util-linux/volume_id/get_devname.c
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ uuidcache_init(void)
         if (uuidCache)
                 return;
 
+        /* We were scanning /proc/partitions
+         * and /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info here.
+         * Missed volume managers. I see that "standard" blkid uses these:
+         * /dev/mapper/control
+         * /proc/devices
+         * /proc/evms/volumes
+         * /proc/lvm/VGs
+         * This is unacceptably complex. Let's just scan /dev.
+         * (Maybe add scanning of /sys/block/XXX/dev for devices
+         * somehow not having their /dev/XXX entries created?) */
+
         recursive_action("/dev", ACTION_RECURSE,
                 uuidcache_check_device, /* file_action */
                 NULL, /* dir_action */