Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Feb 2000 07:52:10 +1100 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] devfs v99.11 available |
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James A. Simmons writes: > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Richard Gooch wrote: > > > James Simmons writes: > > > > > > > This is against 2.2.14. Highlights of this release: > > > > > > > > - Ported devfs-patch-v99.10 to kernel 2.2.14 > > > > > > > > - Moved /dev/tty0 to /dev/vc/0 > > > > > > Why did you move tty0 to vc/0 ? The console system will be changing > > > for 2.5.X. It will become multihead aware which means that we might > > > end up with /dev/tty representing physical heads and /dev/vty to > > > represent virtual consoles. > > > > For consistency with the other virtual console devices. /dev/tty0 > > right now is the "current virtual console". If the meaning of > > /dev/tty0 is later changed, that bridge will be crossed when the time > > comes. The way I've done it now is still correct, right? > > Okay. I'm just curious. Where did you get the idea of using /dev/vc/ > from. Is this some sort of standard I'm unaware of ? What technical > reason is their for this move?
It's desirable for /dev to contain subdirectories rather than having everything lumped into the top-level directory. It makes it easier to see what you have and also makes things easier to manage.
I can't remember who chose /dev/vc/ in this particular case, but the principle of moving things into subdirectories is fully supported by Linus. In fact, he wanted me to go further than I had :-)
Regards,
Richard.... Old: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
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