Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 13:53:45 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: shimon@simon-shapiro.org Cc: Julian Elischer <julian@FreeBSD.ORG>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DEVFS-11 Message-ID: <34B3F969.2781E494@whistle.com> References: <XFMail.980107090904.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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Simon Shapiro wrote: > > On 07-Jan-98 Julian Elischer wrote: > > One little change and a fix > > > > change.. > > You can now newfs /dev/rsd0 and mount it (/dev/sd0) without ever > > disklabelling it. (its just a pile of blocks, why not have a FS on it?) > > This is a byproduct of the fact that all slices appear identical, > > whether or not they are subslices of subslices of subslices, or just a > > whole raw disk. More interesting is the capacity to newfs and mount an > > MBR slice (e.g. wd0s2) without going to the extra step of adding the > > disklabel. Of course you need to disklabel to make a BOOTABLE part. :) > > > > This is "Even more dangeroulsy dedicated mode" > > It is more useful for the floppy where you can now do: > > newfs /dev/rfd0 floppy3 > > > > Without the disklabel step. and still mount it. > > This wan't the AIM but it's a byproduct of the aim of making all > > disk abstractions identical. > > > > > > fix: > > Can now mount filesystems from floppies again without crashing the > > system. > > (Thanks to Mike Smith for falling into that pit..) > > > > julian > > > > This may be the version that gets checked in (Branch JULIAN_SLICES). > > Does it have to be a separate branch? It appears to these novice eyes > that if one does not add the SLICE option to the config file, the code is > pretty much out. So is the DEVFS option. So, if one does not like this > code, one can leave the option out of their kernel. > > Besides, from what I see, it works just as well as without the devfs, plus > all the benefits of a functional devfs. It has been so decreed that it shall pass a period of time with a separate branch.. Not my decision. > > ---------- > > Sincerely Yours, > > Simon Shapiro > Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG Voice: 503.799.2313
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