Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 20:56:45 +0100 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern vfs_conf.c Message-ID: <20201.942091005@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Nov 1999 14:47:06 EST." <19991108144706.05338@mojave.sitaranetworks.com>
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In message <19991108144706.05338@mojave.sitaranetworks.com>, Greg Lehey writes: >On Monday, 8 November 1999 at 3:44:52 -0800, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >> phk 1999/11/08 03:44:52 PST >> >> Modified files: >> sys/kern vfs_conf.c >> Log: >> Ignore leading 'r' in base of root device name. >> >> Revision Changes Path >> 1.41 +3 -1 src/sys/kern/vfs_conf.c > >Does this mean that if the name of the device is 'root', setrootbyname >will go off looking for 'oot'? With the disappearance of block >devices, I would have thought that an initial 'r' would lose its >magic. Yes, and yes they will. But until such time, we will have to suffer this particular hack (here and in several userland utilities) for a little while longer. -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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