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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)
From:       o.r.c () p ! e ! l ! l ! p ! o ! r ! t ! l ! a ! n ! d ! o ! r ! u ! s (david parsons)
Date:       1998-08-15 3:14:07
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In article <linux.kernel.199808121603.JAA03381@eiserloh.chinalake.navy.mil>,
Peter P. Eiserloh <peter@eiserloh.chinalake.navy.mil> wrote:
>>> This follows the fundamental principal of keeping policy out of the
>>> kernel (an argument which you yourself have advanced), and doing as much
>>> as possible in usermode.  Performance won't be an issue, since if the
>---- deleted stuff ----
>
>>The Only issue is that you then lose /dev on filesystems which don't
>>support UNIX nodes (ie devfs on ms-dos partitions). Though there are
>>other ways of achieving the same effect, so it's no big loss.
>
>
>By all means keep policy out of the kernel.

     I'm afraid you're stuck with policy no matter what.  Either
     you're stuck with a (devfs) naming policy or a (traditional
     Unix) major/minor policy. 


                   ____
     david parsons \bi/     And using major/minor numbers requires
                    \/  a user-space configuration tool which will
		                break your system sooner or later.

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