Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:58:38 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Location of shmfs; devfs automagics |
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"H. Peter Anvin" wrote: > The second is that devfs seems to think it is above the normal way of > doing things (unlike ALL OTHER filesystems, including procfs and > shmfs) and not only will mount itself on /dev automatically, but will > do so *by default*. This is incredibly antisocial behaviour, and has > no justification.
Agreed. This is why I don't build devfs when I build the MandrakeSoft "hackkernel" package, containing the latest 2.3.x kernel and all its features.
-- Jeff Garzik | Tact is the ability to tell a man Building 1024 | he has an open mind when he has a MandrakeSoft, Inc. | hole in his head. (-random fortune)
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