Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 8 Jun 1999 12:37:59 +1000 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: Migrating to larger numbers |
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H. Peter Anvin writes: > Christoph Lameter wrote: > > > > devfs is just another way of mapping filenames to device drivers. Could > > not the driver you list somehow tap into the devfs mechanism? The old way > > with numbers will be limited in the long run. > > That's just silly. The devfs idea is that policy goes into the kernel > -- that's backwards. Policy is one of the thing that you want to keep > miles away.
No, devfs doesn't put policy into the kernel. It replaces policy in existing device drivers: from magic device numbers to device names. And of course it doesn't prevent you from using your own favorite device names if you really want.
Regards,
Richard....
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