Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 18:55:03 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: FreeBSD Stable ML <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is it possible to create a directory under /dev? Message-ID: <20080525185503.7642e736@ayiin> In-Reply-To: <4836660D.1070801@icyb.net.ua> References: <e71790db0805212022r6b6f4e0ua050ead1ec5520f@mail.gmail.com> <48351A70.8090402@icyb.net.ua> <4836660D.1070801@icyb.net.ua>
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On Fri, 23 May 2008 09:37:01 +0300
Andriy Gapon <avg@icyb.net.ua> wrote:
> >> But, by the way, there is a (slightly) more valid reason to want to
> >> create a directory under /dev, I recently had it. For one non-standard
> >> third-party application I needed to create a link to existing device in
> >> a certain subdirectory. I.e.:
> >> /dev/subdirX/device -> /dev/deviceX
> >> And I couldn't do that.
> >> Or maybe link operation for devfs just needs to be taught about creating
> >> subdirectories on demand. I don't know.
> >
> > you can create links with devfs - man devfs.conf
> > [...]
> > link This action creates a symbolic link named arg that points to
> > devname, the name of the device created by devfs(5).
> > [..]
>
> I do know that.
> Maybe I wasn't clear enough: "/dev/deviceX" was existing device node and
> I needed to create "/dev/subdirX/device" link, where directory
> "/dev/subdirX" didn't exist.
> Any help on this?
Not sure, but like someone mentioned parts of the system create this (geom?) . you can check its code to see how its done.
good luck,
B
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