Messages in this thread | | | From | Rusty Russell <> | Subject | Re: module-init-tools/udev and module auto-loading | Date | Wed, 04 Feb 2004 14:43:01 +1100 |
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In message <20040204020425.GA21151@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> you write: > <shrug> If you want to mount autofs on /dev, more power to you. However, > it got to be explicit "I mount <this> at /dev" - _anything_ based on > "if pathname starts with /dev, it's special" is FUBAR.
Having a process say "tell me when something non-existent under this dir gets accessed" seems to be what is desired. And (from my v. limited understanding) autofs comes close already, yes?
That at least gives Martin somewhere to start... Rusty. -- Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell. - 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/
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