From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 14 11:41:12 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B85616A415; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:41:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from V.Rezkii@sam-solutions.net) Received: from c71.sam-solutions.net (c71.sam-solutions.net [217.21.35.67]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A82143D31; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:38:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from V.Rezkii@sam-solutions.net) Received: from pc636 ([192.168.117.46]) by c71.sam-solutions.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:40:10 +0200 To: Rink Springer References: <86odq6k9jf.fsf@sam-solutions.net> <20061214113341.GB33052@rink.nu> From: Uladzislau Rezki Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:39:45 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20061214113341.GB33052@rink.nu> (Rink Springer's message of "Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:33:41 +0100") Message-ID: <86k60uk8ou.fsf@sam-solutions.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Dec 2006 11:40:10.0584 (UTC) FILETIME=[9C82E580:01C71F74] Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: block device X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:41:12 -0000 Rink Springer writes: > Hi, > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 01:21:24PM +0200, Uladzislau Rezki wrote: >> ad0 is a character device. Why ad0 isn't a block device? > > FreeBSD 5 and up no longer make a distinction between character/block > devices. More information on this subject can be found in "The Design > and Implementation of the FreeBSD operating system" by McKusick and > Neville-Neil. > > -- > Rink P.W. Springer - http://rink.nu > "It's you isn't it? THE BASTARD OPERATOR FROM HELL!" > "In the flesh, on the phone and in your account..." - BOFH #3 Many thanks ! -- Uladzislau Rezki