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Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:49:49 +1100
From: john slee <indigoid@higherplane.net>
To: Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>
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Subject: Re: devfs
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On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 10:43:41AM +0100, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> I'm wondering if a totally userspace solution could replace devs ?
> Something using hotplug + sysfs and creating directories/nodes as they
> appear on the system. This way, the policy (how do I name what) could be
> moved out of the kernel.

curious!  you mean similar to (and a logical extension of) the 'disks'
command in solaris?  at least i think thats what its called...

j.

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