Re: [PATCH] 2.5.68-bk1 crash in devfs_remove() for defpts files

[Grzegorz Jaskiewicz <gj@pointblue.com.pl>]

On Thu, 2003-04-24 at 08:39, Martin Schlemmer wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-04-21 at 22:44, Grzegorz Jaskiewicz wrote:
> 
> > to use devfs only, it is funny but fe to open /dev/sound/* you need to
> > be root, or chmod it manually before use. (i've got seperate
> > /etc/init.d/chdevfsmod file to do that)
> > 
> 
> Add to /etc/devfsd.conf:
> 
> -----------------------------
> REGISTER        sound/.*     PERMISSIONS root.audio 660
> REGISTER        snd/.*       PERMISSIONS root.audio 660
> -----------------------------


Well, if you will read my post - i am trying to use _ONLY_ devfs,
without any demons. Those demons are provided just to keep backward
compatbility (at least this is my opinion) and can be used without them.

i don't like personaly any ideas about udevfs and others. We should get
rid of min/maj nr of each device becouse each single program uses device
by name indeed ! Having just devfs solves many problems and is very good
thing. But, again - without any userspace demons.

Linus was always trying kernel as simple as it is possible, well - imho
devfs is just one step forward to make it even simpler but without
removing any of it functionality.

 

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Grzegorz Jaskiewicz <gj@pointblue.com.pl>
K4 labs