From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Nov 6 11:23: 9 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from smtpzilla3.xs4all.nl (smtpzilla3.xs4all.nl [194.109.127.139]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0A6D37B417 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 11:23:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtpzilla3.xs4all.nl (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id fA6JMqdG048554; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:22:57 +0100 (CET) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fA6JMpM02919; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:22:51 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 20:22:50 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav Cc: "Kevin D.Wooten" , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: devfs? Message-ID: <20011106202250.B2872@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <77717.1004986298@critter.freebsd.dk> <01110512492207.08198@newton.cevio.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from des@ofug.org on Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 05:16:31PM +0100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 05:16:31PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > Kevin D.Wooten 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