Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:22:50 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: "Kevin D.Wooten" <kwooten@home.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: devfs? Message-ID: <20011106202250.B2872@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <xzp3d3rc1sw.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from des@ofug.org on Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 05:16:31PM %2B0100 References: <77717.1004986298@critter.freebsd.dk> <01110512492207.08198@newton.cevio.com> <xzp3d3rc1sw.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 05:16:31PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > Kevin D.Wooten <kwooten@home.com> writes: > > Well the linux devfs has a compatibility mode that maintains a /dev > > that looks exactly like pre-devfs ( the actual list of files is > > static ), and only links up ( mknod ) the newly added devices to the > > pre-existing files. There is also the non-compatible mode which only > > has files for the devices you actually have, and creates the files > > on demand. > > What's the point with having device nodes for devices you don't have? Historical sensitivity? Anyone in for a RK05 dev node? ;) -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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