Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 12:01:34 +0700 (ALMST) From: Boris Popov <bp@butya.kz> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Mandatory DEVFS (was cvs commit: src/sys/conf files options ...) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105141152110.79282-100000@lion.butya.kz> In-Reply-To: <200105132052.f4DKqfo39754@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 13 May 2001, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > Log: > Convert DEVFS from an "opt-in" to an "opt-out" option. > > If for some reason DEVFS is undesired, the "NODEVFS" option is > needed now. Right step. > Pending any significant issues, DEVFS will be made mandatory in > -current on july 1st so that we can start reaping the full > benefits of having it. I'm not sure if this move in the right direction. Current devfs implementation is weak compared to the static device entries in the /dev. And sometimes it is better to have a precreated device nodes in the ufs filesystem. Having dual interface is not all that hard if you'll spend enough time on design. -- Boris Popov http://www.butya.kz/~bp/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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