Changeset 35803 in vbox

Timestamp:

Feb 1, 2011 9:32:51 AM (14 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

Main: document the reasoning behind the host drive UUIDs

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MediumImpl.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/MediumImpl.cpp

@@ -1282 +1282 @@
     unconst(m->pVirtualBox) = aVirtualBox;
 
-    /* fake up a UUID which is unique, but also reproducible */
+    // We do not store host drives in VirtualBox.xml or anywhere else, so if we want
+    // host drives to be identifiable by UUID and not give the drive a different UUID
+    // every time VirtualBox starts, we need to fake a reproducible UUID here:
     RTUUID uuid;
     RTUuidClear(&uuid);