Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:21:42 +0000 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com> To: davidg@Root.COM Cc: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>, julian@ref.tfs.com (JULIAN Elischer), scrappy@ki.net, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DEVFS vs "regular /dev" Message-ID: <625.827414502@critter.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 21 Mar 1996 05:13:54 PST." <199603211313.FAA05246@Root.COM>
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> >> >> > This assumes that the file system abstractions currently in place > >> >> > change as well, since the /dev FS can't be mounted *after* the / FS > >> >> > has been mounted as an inferior FS -- > >> >> why not? > >> >> you don't need a mounted /dev to mount root. > >> >> that's done specially. > >> > > >> >So you don't need a mounted root to have a mounted /dev, of course! > >> > >> That's silly. The root filesystem is mounted long before /dev would be, > > > >Not that long before. /sbin/init will have to mount it to get in touch > >with /dev/console, /dev/null and ... > > No, it will be mounted in the kernel. ok, that is not really needed... -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.
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