Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:15:16 -0700 | From | Matt Mackall <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] ndevfs - a "nano" devfs |
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On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 01:18:08AM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > Now I just know I'm going to regret this somehow... > > Anyway, here's yet-another-ramfs-based filesystem, ndevfs. It's a very > tiny: > $ size fs/ndevfs/inode.o > text data bss dec hex filename > 1571 200 8 1779 6f3 fs/ndevfs/inode.o > replacement for devfs for those embedded users who just can't live > without the damm thing. It doesn't allow subdirectories, and only uses > LSB compliant names. But it works, and should be enough for people to > use, if they just can't wean themselves off of the idea of an in-kernel > fs to provide device nodes. > > Now, with this, is there still anyone out there who just can't live > without devfs in their kernel? > > Damm, the depths I've sunk to these days, I'm such a people pleaser...
Hmm. I'm not pleased. Perhaps you're pleasing the wrong people?
What we really need is a short HOWTO that covers:
- Do you really need a dynamic /dev? - How to embed a static /dev in your embedded kernel with initramfs - How to add a dynamic /dev to your kernel with udev
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