Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 23:31:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Dillon <dillon@FreeBSD.org> To: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: cvs commit: src/sys/miscfs/specfs spec_vnops.c Message-ID: <199910200631.XAA51938@freefall.freebsd.org>
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dillon 1999/10/19 23:31:50 PDT
Modified files:
sys/miscfs/specfs spec_vnops.c
Log:
A tentative agreement has been reached in regards to a procedure
to remove 'b'lock devices. The agreement is, essentially, that
block devices will be collapsed into character devices as a first
step (though I don't particularly agree), and raw device names 'rxxx'
will become simply 'xxx' in devfs in the second step (i.e. no 'rxxx'
names will exist). The renaming will not effect the original /dev
and the expectation is that devfs will eventually (but not immediately)
become the standard way to access devices in the system.
If it is determined that a reimplementation of block device access
characteristics is beneficial, a number of alternatives will
be possible that do not involve resurrecting the 'b'lock device class.
For example, an ioctl() that might be made on an open character device
descriptor or a generic buffered overlay device.
This commit removes the blockdev disablement sysctl which does not
apply to the solution that was reached.
Revision Changes Path
1.121 +1 -8 src/sys/miscfs/specfs/spec_vnops.c
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