RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device allocation)

Jakma, Paul (Paul.Jakma@compaq.com)
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 09:49:29 +0100

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> > >Names _are_ policy. So now I have to hack the kernel to
> rename the mouse?
> >
> > No. Used symlinks, which, with devfsd, BTW, are persistent.
>
> A thought, that I'm sure has been said before, but...
>
> /devices -- devfs mountpoint
> /dev -- symlinks in to /devices
>

or maybe:

/devices -- devfs
/dev -- normal /dev.

devfsd updates the specials in /dev as and when /devices changes.

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