I do not really have the time to test the upstream kernel. However, looking at the source of drivers/block/virtio_blk.c , I would guess that this bug does exist upstream. My (possibly to quick) read of virtblk_probe and virtblk_remove seem to me to be indicating the static variable "index" and never decrementing it. That variable is what is used to determine the next name in virtblk_probe.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- virtio block devices names are not recycled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/591469 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs