From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 18 13:33:28 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0005016A4CE for ; Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:33:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from khazad.dyndns.org (86.Red-80-24-13.pooles.rima-tde.net [80.24.13.86]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 799C243D2D for ; Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:33:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rmh@khazad.dyndns.org) Received: from rmh by khazad.dyndns.org with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1BmBnG-0005TR-00; Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:33:30 +0200 Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:33:30 +0200 From: Robert Millan To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040718133330.GA21009@khazad.dyndns.org> References: <20040716220848.A35405@armor.freesurf.fr> <20040718031554.GF1070@dragon.nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040718031554.GF1070@dragon.nuxi.com> Organisation: free as in freedom User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040523i Sender: cc: Nicolas Souch Subject: Re: some PRs X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:33:28 -0000 On Sat, Jul 17, 2004 at 08:15:54PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 10:08:48PM +0200, Nicolas Souchu wrote: > > Patchs like: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=68961 > > What in the world is this patch (ie, /dev/full) for?? > I just don't see the point in /dev/full. Could you please give some good > examples of its use? I think it's useful for compatibility. > Also what "Un*x OSes" besides Linux has this? Asides Linux, I only know of the Hurd providing it. But there might be other kernels. -- Robert Millan "[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work." -- J.R.R.T., Ainulindale (Silmarillion)