From owner-freebsd-current Thu Mar 21 05:22:01 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id FAA25509 for current-outgoing; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 05:22:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from tfs.com (tfs.com [140.145.250.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id FAA25504 for ; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 05:21:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from critter.tfs.com by tfs.com (smail3.1.28.1) with SMTP id m0tzkJL-0003wAC; Thu, 21 Mar 96 05:21 PST Received: from localhost.tfs.com (localhost.tfs.com [127.0.0.1]) by critter.tfs.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id NAA00627; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:21:43 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: critter.tfs.com: Host localhost.tfs.com didn't use HELO protocol To: davidg@Root.COM cc: Terry Lambert , julian@ref.tfs.com (JULIAN Elischer), scrappy@ki.net, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DEVFS vs "regular /dev" In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 21 Mar 1996 05:13:54 PST." <199603211313.FAA05246@Root.COM> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:21:42 +0000 Message-ID: <625.827414502@critter.tfs.com> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > >> >> > 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.