From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265847AbUBJT6z (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:58:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265943AbUBJT6z (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:58:55 -0500 Received: from pollux.ds.pg.gda.pl ([153.19.208.7]:40456 "EHLO pollux.ds.pg.gda.pl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265847AbUBJT6x (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:58:53 -0500 Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:58:49 +0100 From: Tomasz Torcz To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: devfs vs udev, thoughts from a devfs user Message-ID: <20040210195849.GA20836@irc.pl> Mail-Followup-To: Tomasz Torcz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20040210113417.GD4421@tinyvaio.nome.ca> <20040210170157.GA27421@kroah.com> <20040210171337.GK4421@tinyvaio.nome.ca> <40291A73.7050503@nortelnetworks.com> <20040210192456.GB4814@tinyvaio.nome.ca> <40293508.1040803@nortelnetworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <40293508.1040803@nortelnetworks.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 02:46:16PM -0500, Chris Friesen wrote: > >I think the space savings are a pretty good reason alone. Add to that > >the fact I think devfs would be a good idea even if it cost MORE > >memory... You can mount a devfs on your RO root instead of needing to > >mount a tmpfs on /dev and then run udev on that. > > Don't you have to explicitly mount /dev as type devfs? How is this > different than mounting it as tmpfs? There is one magic option in kernel config, which mounts devfs automatically at boot. -- Tomasz Torcz There exists no separation between gods and men: zdzichu@irc.-nie.spam-.pl one blends softly casual into the other. |> Playing: Anathema - Pressure ...