Brian Somers writes: > > So I'd like to make another attempt to get agreement on the next > > step here, so that *something* can happen. We need to get more > > people using DEVFS, so we can gain some experience & feedback. > > I don't think DEVFS has any issues that are not surmountable. > > However, at some point you must take the next step. > [.....] > > Comments?? The issue here is not whether this proposal is a sufficient > > *final* incarnation of DEVFS, but whether it's a sufficient next step.. > > How functional is DEVFS at the moment ? I was using it before the > SLICE stuff was torn out, and gave up at that point. Without SLICE, > does DEVFS create the devices with the same major/minor numbers as > normal ? Without SLICE, is it necessary to have a /dev to boot off ?
You would have to ask Julian this question. However, my impression is that there are a couple of things that are broken, but nothing too serious that it can't be fixed/updated relatively quickly. Julian, is that accurrate? What about the MFS problem -- how hard is that to fix? I.E. What's required to get DEVFS to the point where 'the masses' (including me :-) can use it with minimal pain/disruption? -Archie ___________________________________________________________________________ Archie Cobbs * Whistle Communications, Inc. * http://www.whistle.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
