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From: "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org>
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To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
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Subject: Re: (3rd iteration) New /dev/(random|null|zero) - review, please
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Mark Murray wrote:
> 
> (Some more improvements have been done - 3rd iteration)
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have finished doing a MI /dev/null and /dev/zero, and I have got a
> new /dev/random. I'm looking for reviewers.
> 
> The code is in http://freefall.freebsd.org/~markm/. There is a tar
> file and diffs (all for the sys/ area). Some other supplementary patches
> are needed in userland, these are not included.
> 
> I like to think that this is a commit candidate. Please review as such.

The module allows unloads even when users have the devices open.
I think you need to do reference counting. The misc device already 
does that and has been tested already. You know the URL.

The device is named nulldev. PHK suggested that misc is the preferred
name. I'd personally prefer 'rathole' though ;-)

Cheers,
Jeroen
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