From owner-freebsd-stable Mon Mar 16 08:19:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA12222 for freebsd-stable-outgoing; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:19:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (passer.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.110.29]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA12150 for ; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:19:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cschuber@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.8/8.6.10) id IAA19800; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:16:39 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199803161616.IAA19800@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca> Received: from localhost(127.0.0.1), claiming to be "passer.osg.gov.bc.ca" via SMTP by localhost, id smtpdaatjca; Mon Mar 16 08:16:35 1998 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 Reply-to: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group X-Sender: cschuber To: Mike Smith cc: Robert Watson , Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group , gkshenaut@ucdavis.edu, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DEVFS (was Re: More problems with new slice code ) In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 15 Mar 1998 14:42:40 PST." <199803152242.OAA12236@dingo.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:15:34 -0800 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > > > > > > The nodes are completely dynamic; when a device is found (eg. at boot > > > time, or when a PCCARD is inserted, or when a PCI LKM is loaded, or > > > whenever) they appear, and when a device goes away (card removed, etc.) > > > they disappear. > > > > Mike, > > > > Will it still be possible to create/use device nodes with mknod, etc, > > elsewhere in the file system? > > No. The whole 'major/minor' number concept will ultimately be phased > out, and device identifiers will be dynamically assigned. This > basically makes static device nodes unuseful. > > Having said that, it will indeed be possible to have device nodes > appear in more than one place, and have different permissions etc. in > those separate places, which is I think what you are getting at > (chrooted environments, etc.) What about device drivers. Will the device driver interface change? Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 UNIX Support OV/VM: BCSC02(CSCHUBER) ITSD BITNET: CSCHUBER@BCSC02.BITNET Government of BC Internet: cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca Cy.Schubert@gems8.gov.bc.ca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message