Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:14:28 -0800 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> To: Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Christian Brueffer <brueffer@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r198768 - head/sbin/mknod Message-ID: <4AEDEC24.2000206@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20091101184322.GP2147@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> References: <200911011825.nA1IPBQ2031333@svn.freebsd.org> <20091101184322.GP2147@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
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Kostik Belousov wrote: > On Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 06:25:11PM +0000, Christian Brueffer wrote: >> Author: brueffer >> Date: Sun Nov 1 18:25:11 2009 >> New Revision: 198768 >> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/198768 >> >> Log: >> Refine r198714, it's not as easy as just leaving the major number zero. >> >> Submitted by: ed >> MFC after: 1 week >> > > Moreover, you cannot create special node that would become a node used to > access device driver in the freebsd. > > The only use that is left for mknod c|b is to create special nodes on > the filesystems exported by NFS for other un*xes. I wonder if mknod c|b should print a warning? Tim
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