Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:33:30 +0200 From: Robert Millan <zeratul2@wanadoo.es> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Cc: Nicolas Souch <nsouch@free.fr> Subject: Re: some PRs Message-ID: <20040718133330.GA21009@khazad.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20040718031554.GF1070@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <20040716220848.A35405@armor.freesurf.fr> <20040718031554.GF1070@dragon.nuxi.com>
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On Sat, Jul 17, 2004 at 08:15:54PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 10:08:48PM +0200, Nicolas Souchu wrote: > > Patchs like: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=68961 > > What in the world is this patch (ie, /dev/full) for?? > I just don't see the point in /dev/full. Could you please give some good > examples of its use? I think it's useful for compatibility. > Also what "Un*x OSes" besides Linux has this? Asides Linux, I only know of the Hurd providing it. But there might be other kernels. -- Robert Millan "[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work." -- J.R.R.T., Ainulindale (Silmarillion)
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