Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 05:39:50 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dev_t / udev_t confusion ? Message-ID: <20040609193950.GF1596@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> In-Reply-To: <53993.1086779790@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <53993.1086779790@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Wed, 2004-Jun-09 13:16:30 +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >The benefit is that we get the dev_t/udev_t confusion solved, the >disadvantage (apart from the churn) is that we reduce the already >limited direct source compatibility with other BSDs a bit further. Getting rid of the confusing situation where the same type name means totally different things in userland and kernel is a big win. We can always try to convince the other BSDs to follow suit. -- Peter Jeremy
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