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Date:      Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:43:46 -0800 (PST)
From:      Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
To:        brian@Awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG, julian@whistle.com (Julian Elischer)
Subject:   Re: DEVFS, the time has come...
Message-ID:  <199901251843.KAA01627@bubba.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <199901250954.JAA09098@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> from Brian Somers at "Jan 25, 99 09:54:29 am"

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Brian Somers writes:
> > So I'd like to make another attempt to get agreement on the next
> > step here, so that *something* can happen. We need to get more
> > people using DEVFS, so we can gain some experience & feedback.
> > I don't think DEVFS has any issues that are not surmountable.
> > However, at some point you must take the next step.
> [.....]
> > Comments?? The issue here is not whether this proposal is a sufficient
> > *final* incarnation of DEVFS, but whether it's a sufficient next step..
> 
> How functional is DEVFS at the moment ?  I was using it before the 
> SLICE stuff was torn out, and gave up at that point.  Without SLICE, 
> does DEVFS create the devices with the same major/minor numbers as 
> normal ?  Without SLICE, is it necessary to have a /dev to boot off ?

You would have to ask Julian this question. However, my impression
is that there are a couple of things that are broken, but nothing
too serious that it can't be fixed/updated relatively quickly.

Julian, is that accurrate? What about the MFS problem -- how hard
is that to fix?  I.E. What's required to get DEVFS to the point
where 'the masses' (including me :-) can use it with minimal
pain/disruption?

-Archie

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