Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 21:23:43 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Alok K. Dhir" <adhir@worldbank.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DEVFS? Message-ID: <199809252023.VAA03634@woof.lan.awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 25 Sep 1998 10:32:34 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.04.9809251031190.1364-100000@shadow.worldbank.org>
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> Forgive my ignorance, but I'd like to understand what the benefit of DEVFS
> is, and how it will make our lives better once it works 100% in 3.0, and
> CAM supports it, etc.
>
> If you have a sec, please explain...
I think Julian agrees - none unless the SLICE stuff is implemented.
I've no idea why it was taken out either - maybe Julian made the
diagnostics too verbose :-)
Seriously, IMHO, the DEVFS/SLICE commit was as impressive as the
recent [EPC]-days (and D-day would have had a certain ring to it).
It was a far more radical idea though - both a strength and a
weakness!
Maybe the way forward is to try to introduce the SLICE stuff
independently of DEVFS, and then to sit DEVFS neatly on top when the
time comes.
> Thanks!
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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