Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
9 Aug 1998 02:17:05 GMT
Followup to: <199808090202.MAA03191@vindaloo.atnf.CSIRO.AU>
By author: Richard Gooch <Richard.Gooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> >
> > So it doesnt matter if you are using devfs or not - the daemon will
> > be making the device files in either and firing things up as
> > needed. It has more to fire up than just devices though - insert a
> > mouse - perhaps that loads gpm ?
>
> OK, this sounds like it will be handled nicely by the devfsd I
> mentioned earlier. When a driver registers a new device entry, the
> daemon is notified. It can then do whatever it requires.
>
But why having devfs at all? It seems devfs is the continual solution
in search of a problem...
-hpa
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