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From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>
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Subject: Re: devfs question
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Mike Silbersack wrote:

> So, my question is this:  Does /dev really need to exist in a devfs world?
> I assumed not, since procfs doesn't have a pre-existing /proc, but I don't
> know where to look to find out what the correct answer is in this case.
>
> Mike "Silby" Silbersack

Oops, error on my part; /proc does need to exist.  So, I guess the
question is this: Can devfs's error handling in the case of /dev being
non-existant be improved?

Thanks,

Mike "Silby" Silbersack


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