Date: 06 Nov 2001 17:16:31 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: Kevin D.Wooten <kwooten@home.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: devfs? Message-ID: <xzp3d3rc1sw.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: <01110512492207.08198@newton.cevio.com> References: <77717.1004986298@critter.freebsd.dk> <01110512492207.08198@newton.cevio.com>
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Kevin D.Wooten <kwooten@home.com> writes: > Well the linux devfs has a compatibility mode that maintains a /dev > that looks exactly like pre-devfs ( the actual list of files is > static ), and only links up ( mknod ) the newly added devices to the > pre-existing files. There is also the non-compatible mode which only > has files for the devices you actually have, and creates the files > on demand. What's the point with having device nodes for devices you don't have? DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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