Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:49:40 +0000 | From | Thierry Vignaud <> | Subject | Re: [patch-2.3.51-pre2] misc cleanups |
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Alexander Viro wrote: > > Anyway, for final user, either they'll never see this because either > > distro won't provide i686 compiled kernels or they'll provide kernels > > for all ia32 cpu AND compile in devfs as it fixes some problems (i'am > > thinking of the possibilty to break the 15 fs limit on scsi disks). So > > why change this driver ? > > Interesting. Do you imply that Mandrake will use devfs in default setup?
Well, i don't make the mandrake policy. This subject'll need some view points exchange between us. So my message don't imply anything but my thoughs :-). I just list the major possibilities for distro maintainers/packagers.
We'll probably support devfs if it don't broke anything (i means not the whole distro but a few critical programs). a number of programs'll have to be altered such as util-linux, others such as *fdisk are less important with devfsd. However, XFree86-4/glx & Linux-2.4.x will give us enough work...
At first, i was thinking as devfs as a toy (a solaris_has_it_so_do_we__toy) but it fix/prevent some problems (limited 8bits special inodes numbers, limited fs number on scsi disks which make diskdrake have special rules for eide & scsi disks, problems for multiple /dev sound related stuff ownership, and the like).
So, as for me, devfs might be a good thing. But just wait and see. Some people see it as a "suicide" thing...
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