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Date:      Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:17:54 +0000
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org>
To:        phk@phk.freebsd.dk
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: (almost) Ready to ditch device major numbers. 
Message-ID:  <200302271617.h1RGHso6040341@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:51:01 %2B0100." <4336.1046335861@critter.freebsd.dk> 

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phk@phk.freebsd.dk writes:
> 
> For now the focus is to make sure we don't run out of major numbers,
> and for that I don't see why we should not recognize some devices as
> sufficiently magic that we will not touch their majors.  /dev/null,
> and /dev/zero are at the top of my list.

You are welcome to add /dev/random. Please ditch the compatability
symlink while you are there :-)

M
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Mark Murray
iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH

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