From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 23 07:05:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA17640 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 07:05:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (critter.freebsd.dk [195.8.129.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA17631; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 07:05:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA00321; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:03:22 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:03:21 +0200 Message-ID: <315.898610601.1@critter.freebsd.dk> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Subject: Heads up: block devices to disappear! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----- =_aaaaaaaaaa" Content-Description: Blind Carbon Copy Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG To: undisclosed-recipients:; ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Description: Original Message To: phk@freebsd.org Subject: Heads up: block devices to disappear! From: Poul-Henning Kamp Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:03:21 +0200 Message-ID: <315.898610601@critter.freebsd.dk> Sender: phk@critter.freebsd.dk Unless compelling evidence to the contrary is presented, I will remove blockdevices as a concept from FreeBSD RSN. In the future all devices will be character devices, and mounts will happen using these as well. Adequate compatibility code will be provided. -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." "ttyv0" -- What UNIX calls a $20K state-of-the-art, 3D, hi-res color terminal ------- =_aaaaaaaaaa-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message