Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: devfs patch v3 | From | Zlatko Calusic <> | Date | 15 Jan 1998 21:33:23 +0100 |
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Erik Andersen <andersen@inconnect.com> writes:
> On 12 Jan 1998 ketil@ii.uib.no wrote: > > > Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU> writes: > > > > > So, before I make any changes towards subdirectories in /dev, I want > > > to get some kind of consensus (at least from those not implacably > > > opposed to devfs) as to how deep these directory structures should go. > > [snip] > > I _really_ like this idea. As maintainer of the Uniform cdrom driver, I > would much prefer to see all cdrom devices show up under /dev/cdrom, i.e: > > /dev/cdrom/hdb > /dev/cdrom/mcd > /dev/cdrom/mcdx > /dev/cdrom/cdu31a > /dev/cdrom/h0c0t2 > > This would be the quickest method of cleaning up /dev into something > meaningful, so that anybody could _quickly_ look at that directory, and > know what the machine has installed. Good categories would be: > > /dev/disk > /dev/cdrom > /dev/floppy > /dev/scanner > /dev/tape > /dev/printer > /dev/serial > /dev/video > /dev/input > /dev/input/mouse > /dev/input/keyboard > /dev/input/joystick > /dev/sound > /dev/sound/sequencer > /dev/sound/dsp > /dev/sound/mixer > /dev/sound/midi > /dev/camera > /dev/misc >
This looks like a perfect idea to me. It is very clean and useable.
Richard, stick with this if possible.
Regards, -- Posted by Zlatko Calusic E-mail: <Zlatko.Calusic@CARNet.hr> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Took an hour to bury the cat. Silly thing kept moving.
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