From: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
To: "Adam J. Richter" <adam@yggdrasil.com>
Cc: akpm@osdl.org, gotrooted@pop.com.br,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, maillist@jg555.com,
ramon.rey@hispalinux.es
Subject: Re: Future devfs plans (sorry for previous incomplete message)
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 20:03:45 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040727010345.GU5414@waste.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200407261737.i6QHbff04878@freya.yggdrasil.com>
On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 10:37:41AM -0700, Adam J. Richter wrote:
> devfs allows for creation of devices when user level programs
> need them rather than based on "hot plug" or modprobe-related events,
> neither of which do not exist for many devices and do not necessarily
> indicate need for the driver.
One wonders if autofs can be made to do the same.
--
Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-07-27 1:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-07-26 17:37 Future devfs plans (sorry for previous incomplete message) Adam J. Richter
2004-07-26 3:34 ` Tim Connors
2004-07-26 6:24 ` Trent Lloyd
2004-07-26 6:32 ` Norberto Bensa
2004-07-26 7:11 ` Alexander E. Patrakov
2004-07-26 9:09 ` Måns Rullgård
2004-07-28 0:12 ` Trent Lloyd
2004-07-28 1:43 ` Måns Rullgård
2004-07-26 9:38 ` Ville Herva
2004-07-27 1:03 ` Matt Mackall [this message]
2004-07-28 3:16 ` Ian Kent
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2004-07-28 4:16 Adam J. Richter
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