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In message <20040714.224718.93805530.imp@bsdimp.com>, "M. Warner Losh" writes:
>In message: <20040714180816.GA5503@dhcp50.pn.xcllnt.net>
>            Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> writes:
>: But anyway, if you think that all serial devices should have tty$#
>: and cua$#, then just implement it that way. It's better to get this
>: rework behind us. I can adjust. If not, then I can at least commit :-)
>
>I know that a lot of people will have to adjust.  I have several files
>with things like /dev/ucom0 in them....
>
>: > The plan is to make them on-demand-devices (clonable) so that they
>: > do not clutter up /dev but appear if you access them.  That would
>: > leave only the ttyu0 and cuau0 devices.
>: 
>: Yes! I like the cloning.
>
>What's the cloning plan?

To make the "init" and "lock" devices only when they are accessed and
remove them on close.  This is the difference between 6 devices nodes
per port and 2 devices nodes per port in /dev

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