From owner-freebsd-hackers  Sat Sep 14 18: 1: 8 2002
Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 221E437B400
	for <hackers@freebsd.org>; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:01:07 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from web13104.mail.yahoo.com (web13104.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.174.149])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E8FF043E3B
	for <hackers@freebsd.org>; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:01:06 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from mardleapa@yahoo.com)
Message-ID: <20020915010106.1780.qmail@web13104.mail.yahoo.com>
Received: from [213.157.186.34] by web13104.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:01:06 PDT
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:01:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Duma Mardleapa <mardleapa@yahoo.com>
Subject: using a regular file as a character device
To: hackers@freebsd.org
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Precedence: bulk
List-ID: <freebsd-hackers.FreeBSD.ORG>
List-Archive: <http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/> (Web Archive)
List-Help: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=help> (List Instructions)
List-Subscribe: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=subscribe%20freebsd-hackers>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=unsubscribe%20freebsd-hackers>
X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG

Just a question:

Can I use a regular file as a character device in
FreeBSD ( like a loop device in linux ) ?

If not,which guidelines should I follow whe writing
a driver for such a pseudo device ?
Is there anithing nasty about buffering twice or so ?

Thank You
Best Regards

DM

__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! News - Today's headlines
http://news.yahoo.com

To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message