Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:56:54 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) |
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 04:06:39PM -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote: > > The kernel could provide a list of devices by category. It doesn't have > to name them, run scripts, give descriptions, or paint them blue. Just a > list of all block devices, tapes, by major/minor and category (ie. > block, optical, floppy) would give the application layer a chance to do > it's own interpretation.
It does so today in sysfs, that is what it is there for.
thanks,
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