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Date:      Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:18:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To:        mipam@ibb.net (Mipam)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pseudo-device vn
Message-ID:  <200404071418.i37EIvU05373@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0404071131440.20785-100000@ux1.ibb.net> from "Mipam" at Apr 07, 2004 11:38:15 AM

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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I couldnt find stuff whether the pseudo device vn is by default in the
> generic kernel. I didnt find it in GENERIC, but maybe it's otherwise
> involved? I guess i need this device to mount a tmpfs like this in /etc
> 
> /dev/amrd0s1b /var/amavis   mfs   rw,-s=65536   0   0
> 
> where s1b is the swap device.
> Should i just put
> pseudo-device	vn
> in the kernel config file to make this work?

You didn't say which version of FreeBSD you were using.
In versions  4.xxx and earlier I think this will work.
It is what I have done.   You should be able to find it 
in the LINT file.  

But, starting with 5.0 I think it may have been changed.

////jerry

> Bye,
> 
> Mipam.
> 



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