Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Structure of dev_t (was: [patch] replacing "/dev/root" in /proc/mounts) | Date | Mon, 11 Oct 1999 13:42:35 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> The structure of a device ID is of no concern to userspace. > Andries > > P.S. Yes, I know the NFS standard.
NFSv3 only really cares about the contents of that arbitary device identity in order to ensure a mknod on the server or client create the same device viewed on both. That didnt used to be true in NFSv2 and could be a real nightmare with managing NFS boxes before v3.
The rest of the argument is valid even with NFS - and we do effectively subdivide further.
Alan
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