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SubjectRe: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)
H. Peter Anvin writes:
> > > 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 ?
> >=20
> > 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.
> >=20
>
> But why having devfs at all? It seems devfs is the continual solution
> in search of a problem...

Obviously, I do think there are problems that devfs solves.

BTW: why was autofs implemented given that amd existed? Apart from a
bug with the handling of wildcards, amd seemed to work for me. What
was is that you couldn't do in userspace that required autofs?

Regards,

Richard....

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