Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:47:14 +0100 (CET) | From | Roman Zippel <> | Subject | Re: 64-bit kdev_t - just for playing |
| |
Hi,
On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Greg KH wrote:
> > > Devices.txt or dynamic assignment > > > > The first case means a /dev directory with millions of dev entries. > > How does the user find out about the number of partitions in the second > > case? > > They point and guess, just like they do today :)
I think the users which need this most won't be particular happy.
> > > > Who creates these device entries (user or daemon)? > > > > > > Who cares 8) Thats just the devfs argument all over again 8) > > > > Why? I specifically didn't mention the kernel. > > Anyone has to care, somehow this large number space must be managed. > > Yes, some of us are working on this. But this has nothing to do with > the kernel, or Andries's patches. It's a userspace issue.
Somehow the kernel and the userspace have to work together. What I want to know is whether we just create another crutch, barely usable for the desperate or if we create a solution which has a small chance to still work in the future.
bye, Roman
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |