> The /dev directory can still be "dynamic", the difference is that it's an
> ext2 filesystem being updated from userspace, rather than a virtual devfs
> filesystem being updated from kernelspace.
> Realistically it only loses two features that people might covet (special
> behaviour on open() of non-existent nodes, ability to use a non-UNIX like
> filesystem for your /). The majority of people lose nothing.
Main ability of devfs (to me) is ultimate solution for dev_t size: there are
no need to allocate major and minor number for devices in some center.
> Notice that what I'm proposing here is exactly like the cardmgr daemon in
> the PCMCIA package. With the introduction of PCMCIA into the kernel, it's
> sensible to make ALL devices contact a cardmgr-alike daemmon.
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