Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???) | Date | 9 Aug 1998 02:17:05 GMT |
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Followup to: <199808090202.MAA03191@vindaloo.atnf.CSIRO.AU> By author: Richard Gooch <Richard.Gooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > So it doesnt matter if you are using devfs or not - the daemon will > > be making the device files in either and firing things up as > > needed. It has more to fire up than just devices though - insert a > > mouse - perhaps that loads gpm ? > > OK, this sounds like it will be handled nicely by the devfsd I > mentioned earlier. When a driver registers a new device entry, the > daemon is notified. It can then do whatever it requires. >
But why having devfs at all? It seems devfs is the continual solution in search of a problem...
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