Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 13:42:45 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: bde@zeta.org.au, tlambert@primenet.com Cc: abial@nask.pl, current@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@time.cdrom.com, peter@netplex.com.au, sos@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DEVFS & SLICE? Message-ID: <199809230342.NAA22172@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>> Now I remember why it is not such a good idea :-). Removable disks may >> not be there, and some disk drivers spew printfs when they are not there. >> This was especially annoying for floppy disks under SLICE. Keeping the >> list in userland allows better control. > >Not only better control, but also the ability to become desynchronized >from the current kernel, just like libkvm. A highly desirable >feature? In a way. Decoupling of libkvm from the currently running kernel helps keep it working on dead kernels. A desirable feature. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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