Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 20:03:30 GMT From: jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly) To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stackable storage Alpha release Message-ID: <3481bc1a.18545261@mail.cetlink.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971129200733.9210A-100000@current1.whistle.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971129200733.9210A-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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On Sat, 29 Nov 1997 21:38:36 -0800 (PST), Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> wrote: >One of the things that I really didn't like about UNiX when I first >started using it was the 'disconnection' between the contents of /dev and >reality. To this end I have been working in the background on DEVFS. A >device filesystem which allows (in fact requires) the device drivers to >keep the exported picture of available devices in sync with what is >actually attached. Being relatively new, I don't know much about DEVFS. Can you explain the advantages of the above? John
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