Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)

Shawn Leas (sleas@ixion.honeywell.com)
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 17:46:49 -0500 (CDT)


On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > Please go and reread your ext2 file system notes. A device node takes no
> > > blocks, one inode and one directory entry
> >
> > Inodes take blocks and makee2fs lets you tune the number of inodes. I've
> > done it to get more space on a disk..
>
> But not as the poster claimed 1K each

Yes, but you must admit it might have sounded like you were claiming
that a fully populated SCSI /dev along with every conceivable psuedodevice
is peanuts, and noone cares.

I kind of like having to search through ONLY the device nodes I have.

-Shawn
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