Re: devFS?

[Max Laier <max@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

andy-dragonfly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> listbox wrote @ Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:38:52 -0700:
> > 1.) Create a better methed for changing node permissions on boot.
>
> Just preserving the modes from chmod etc.
> would be a fine interface and be compatible
> to the old way.

. .. and brings us back to the need of non-volatile backing store for the
/dev ... I think what you really want is an automatically updated /dev
rather then a real devfs (whatever that might be). I agree that having a
configuration file for /dev permissions is not very pleasant nor is
mknod when it comes to hot-plugging devices with several minors et al.

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