Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 28 Feb 2001 12:58:46 +0100 | | From | Pierre Rousselet <> | | Subject | Re: devfs and /proc/ide/hda |
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Glenn McGrath wrote:
> Helge Hafting wrote: > >> Glenn McGrath wrote: >> >>> Im running kernel 2.4.1, I have entries like /proc/ide/hda, >>> /proc/ide/ide0/hda etc irrespective of wether im using devfs or >>> traditional device names. >>> >>> Is always using traditional device names for /proc/ide intentional, or >>> is it something nobody has gotten around to fixing yet? >> >> Using devfs changes the names in /dev. I don't think it >> is supposed to affect /proc in any way. And there are programs out >> that use the existing /proc - changing it won't be popular. >> > > > Well leaving it the way it is doesnt make much sense either really, it > refers to devices that dont exist.
IMHO ide0 ide1... are naming plugs on the motherboard. They are not competing with special file names. It is a drawback of devfs to change the device name when you happen to use a hd as a removable media. hdd was disc0 and becomes disc1 when you plug in an hda...
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