Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Oct 1999 22:20:42 +0100 | From | Steve Dodd <> | Subject | Re: devfs again, (was RE: USB device allocation) |
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On Thu, Oct 07, 1999 at 04:04:14PM -0400, Horst von Brand wrote: > danielt@digi.com said:
> > 90% of the objections to having devfs in the kernel > > are easily solved with "well don't use it then". > > Wrong. Having devfs in the kernel has an impact on _all_ devices, if they > use it or not. Giving the option has even more impact here than just > forcing it one way or the other.
OK, I've not actually looked at devfs yet, but: would it be possible to come up with a set of mods to the current device drivers that could then be used by devfs *or* any other future solution to /dev-related problems? And that still worked with a traditional /dev without significant overhead or impact?
The device driver changes could then go into the mainstream kernel, and the various /dev options could be distributed separately while they are evaluated. Whatever "wins" (i.e. persuades Linus) could then go in to his tree.
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