Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: devfs | From | Sean Neakums <> | Date | Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:01:50 +0000 |
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commence john slee quotation:
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 10:43:41AM +0100, Xavier Bestel wrote: >> I'm wondering if a totally userspace solution could replace devs ? >> Something using hotplug + sysfs and creating directories/nodes as >> they appear on the system. This way, the policy (how do I name >> what) could be moved out of the kernel. > > curious! you mean similar to (and a logical extension of) the > 'disks' command in solaris? at least i think thats what its > called...
Except that a /sbin/hotplug er, "solution", would be dynamic. I had always assumed in the back of my mind that such a solution would make devfs go away some day, although I don't think I actually read about it anywhere.
Actually, here's a question: are /sbin/hotplug upcalls serialized in some fashion? I'd hate to online a thousand devices in my disk array and have the machine forkbomb itself.
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