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SubjectRe: Devfs implementation.
On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Horst von Brand wrote:
> The problem with devfs, IMVHO, is that it solves the _easy_ half of the
> problem. The _hard_ part is permission management (includes persistence,
> default permissions, etc). And at least default permission management is
> _policy_ and DOES NOT belong into the kernel.

Which is why theres the userspace devfsd.

I thought we had covered this already.

-Dan


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