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Subject: Re: bluez and rfcomm
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: David Thornton <david@villagepublishing.com.au>
Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:56:44 +0100
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Hi David,

> I was wondering if the /dev/rfcommX device nodes are handled directly  
> by the kernel module (bluez) itself or by a userspace program?

they are handled direct by the kernel.

> (its not possible for anything userspace to put something in /dev is  
> it?)

Not without kernel help. Even PTYs are done with kernel help.

Regards

Marcel