Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 19:05:32 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The eventual fate of BLOCK devices. Message-ID: <6153.940266332@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 15 Oct 1999 01:21:04 -0000." <199910150121.SAA20401@usr01.primenet.com>
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In message <199910150121.SAA20401@usr01.primenet.com>, Terry Lambert writes: >Here's an argument I haven't heard before, and then a response to >Julian: > > >Question 1: How will I netboot my non-FreeBSD OS that > requires block devices using an NFS mounted > / containing that OS's /dev, if FreeBSD can > not support block devices in its FS? No, it will not affect this. The open of a special node happens on the client side, and stat(2) will return the right thing. -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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