> > I use libuuid and I assume libuuid uses some uuid generator support > > from the kernel. > > No, it does not. It's pure userspace and may produce double UUIDs. > > > libuuid comes from a package that Ted's maintain IIRC. > > > > I (my company) use uuid to uniquely identify objects in a distributed > > database. > > [Proprietary closed source stuff]. > > Same here. > > Helge
Any UUID generator that can produce duplicate UUIDs with probability significantly less than purely random UUIDs is so badly broken that it should not ever be used. Anyone who finds such a UUID generator should immediately either fix it or throw it on the junk heap. Anyone who knowingly uses such a UUID generator should be publically shamed. Rather than (or at the very least, in addition to) adding a new UUID generator, let's fix the one(s) we have. DS - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
