Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:29:53 -0500 (EST) | From | "C. Scott Ananian" <> | Subject | Re: kernel creating /dev/pts/XX |
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On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Richard Gooch wrote:
> C. Scott Ananian writes: > > I disagree. I don't like the kernel playing with magic files. Someone > > else will have to implement this if they want it. > > I agree. The kernel should not create files on discs unless > explicitely asked to do so via the open(2)/mkdir(2)/mknod(2) > family. Nor should it fiddle the permissions of stuff on disc unless > explicitely asked to do so. > It may be easy to do, but it's really unclean, IMO.
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