a bunch of fixes and improvements

[automated-distro-installer] / fai / config / distro-install-common / devbyid

#!/bin/bash
# This file is part of Ian Kelling's automated-distro-installer
# Copyright (C) 2024 Ian Kelling

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# input eg: /dev/sda1 or /dev/sda
# output: /dev/disk/by-id/model+serial, or if no link exists, the same as input

short_dev=$1
if [[ ! -e $short_dev ]]; then
  echo "devbyid: error: argument=$short_dev does not exist"
  exit 1
fi

# devices are identified by model+serial num
# and for ssd/hdd: wwn, and for nvme: eui.
# model+serial gives me more info, so use that.
shopt -s extglob
for id in /dev/disk/by-id/!(nvme-eui*|wwn*); do
  [[ -e $id ]] || break # if we matched nothing
  if [[ $(readlink -f $id) == "$short_dev" ]]; then
    printf '%s\n' "$id"
    exit
  fi
done
# a vm may not have a by-id link.
printf '%s\n' "$short_dev"