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DateSat, 3 Jan 2004 14:10:29 +0100
FromAndries Brouwer <>
SubjectRe: udev and devfs - The final word
On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 08:46:33PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> > Random cookies? I prefer "arbitrary" over "random". The value plays no role
> > at all, but it must be unique, preferably stable across reboots.
> 
> The operative word in "preferably stable across reboots" is
> "preferably". Because it basically cannot be in the general case,
> and thus nothing must ever _assume_ it is.

Sure. It is not "need". It is "quality of implementation".
Consider NFS.

Andries

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