Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 11:11:19 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Eric Melville <eric@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Destroying and remaking device nodes (was: cvs commit: src/sys/conf files options src/sys/alpha/conf GENERIC src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC NEWCARD NOTES src/sys/ia64/conf GENERIC src/sys/pc98/conf GENERIC src/sys/fs/devfs devfs_devs.c devfs_vfsops.c devfs_vnops.c) Message-ID: <20010514111119.I88359@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20010513182649.A51972@FreeBSD.org>; from eric@FreeBSD.org on Sun, May 13, 2001 at 06:26:49PM -0700 References: <200105132052.f4DKqfo39754@freefall.freebsd.org> <20010513141237.A63235@xor.obsecurity.org> <20010514074016.N86168@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20010513151500.A27277@xor.obsecurity.org> <20010514075417.A88359@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20010513152842.A28203@xor.obsecurity.org> <20010513181354.A46193@FreeBSD.org> <20010514105122.G88359@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20010513182649.A51972@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sunday, 13 May 2001 at 18:26:49 -0700, Eric Melville wrote: >> I'd prefer another name: rm. >> >> There are two issues here. Firstly, in the past it has always been >> possible to remove device nodes with rm(1). If we want to keep this >> functionality, we should not change the way we do it. >> >> On the other hand, though, is that what we want to do? destroy_dev is >> only half the picture. How do you recreate it? mknod has effectively >> been consigned to the scrap heap. I'm sure phk will come up with some >> valid arguments when he wakes up. > > At first I was going to add this in to rm(1), but I thought people would > object to that. Apparently I got it backwards, I'll do as you > suggest. I think you should wait for phk's comments before committing. Greg -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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