Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 17:27:21 +0300 (MSK) From: "Sergey A.Osokin" <osa@FreeBSD.org.ru> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/50281: [PATCH] tap(4): clean up MAKEDEV entry Message-ID: <20030325142721.63CDCC8@freebsd.org.ru>
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>Number: 50281 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] tap(4): clean up MAKEDEV entry >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Mar 25 06:30:20 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Sergey A. Osokin >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: n/a >Environment: System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 >Description: tap(4): clean up MAKEDEV entry >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Index: src/share/man/man4/tap.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/share/man/man4/tap.4,v retrieving revision 1.13 diff -u -r1.13 tap.4 --- src/share/man/man4/tap.4 29 Nov 2002 11:39:19 -0000 1.13 +++ src/share/man/man4/tap.4 25 Mar 2003 14:27:05 -0000 @@ -45,23 +45,6 @@ .Nm is built into your kernel, the network interfaces cannot be removed). .Pp -On older systems without -.Xr devfs 5 -support, -.Xr MAKEDEV 8 -should be used to create the initial control devices and the task -of locating an unused device is left up to the opener (a -.Nm -device is usually obtained by attempting to open -.Pa /dev/tap0 , -and if that fails -.Pa /dev/tap1 -etc., until an -.Va errno -of -.Er EBUSY -is not received). -.Pp On systems with .Xr devfs 5 support, >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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