Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:03:23 -0500 (CDT) | From | Daniel Taylor <> | Subject | Re: UUIDs (and devfs and major/minor numbers) |
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On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Richard Gooch wrote: > > > > H. Peter Anvin writes: > > > Richard Gooch wrote: > > > > > > > > > > That's your assertion. I claim it is starting with a solution going > > > > > looking for the problem, and finding the solution is not what the > > > > > problem required -> kluge. > > > > > > > > Credit me with having thought about the issues before I started > > > > coding. I even discussed things on the list before I started > > > > coding. Devfs is most definately a response to a set of real problems. > > > > > > You did, and I agree it is a response. I don't think it is the > > > *correct* response (as I have explained many times on this list many > > > times both before and after you first started on this.) > > > > You ignored the point I'm making. You said that devfs is a solution > > looking for a problem. That is incorrect. There are (were) several > > problems for which I came up with a solution. > > > > You are entitled to have your opinion on whether devfs is the right > > solution or not. However, it's just plain rude to insinuate that I > > coded before thinking. > > > > No, but you did go out and say "I'm going to write devfs". Then when > encountered with the problems with the approach, you build hacks around > the problems. > > The problem with devfs is that if your configuration is vanilla enough, > it seems quite compelling. It's the Microsoft "one size fits all" > approach. > I specificly use devfs because I do NOT use "vanilla" configurations. I use devices that RedHat never heard of, and I either need to mutter incantations over /dev to get everything working nicely or run devfs.
I have found devfs to be the superior solution for my devices. Have you tried it for yours?
Daniel Taylor
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