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DateFri, 16 Jan 1998 00:29:53 -0500 (EST)
From"C. Scott Ananian" <>
SubjectRe: kernel creating /dev/pts/XX
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.

And what if root is mounted read-only?
  --Scott
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