function safe-block-symlink(){
  local device="${1}"
  local symdir="${2}"

  mkdir -p "${symdir}"

  get-or-generate-uuid "${device}"
  local myuuid="${retuuid}"

  local sym="${symdir}/local-ssd-${myuuid}"
  # Do not "mkdir -p ${sym}" as that will cause unintended symlink behavior
  ln -s "${device}" "${sym}"
  echo "Created a symlink for SSD $ssd at ${sym}"

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