[PATCH V3 0/3] Ensure ordered namespace registration during async scan

[Maurizio Lombardi]

On Mon Jun 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM CEST, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
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> In general I fail to see the issue here.
> Any modern distro should be using persistent device links to access
> devices, so the actual device name is pretty much irrelevant.
> We on our side haven't had any issues here since ages.

In principle, I agree with you that persistent links are best practice.
That said, many users still rely on /dev/nvmeXnY links, for example for
some nvme-cli commands. Because kernel 6.11 made these names totally
random across reboots, it's causing some confusion for them.

But yes, I totally understand the reason why you don't perceive this as
an issue.

Maurizio