Re: Review/Test: Pseudo-device unit number management patch

From: Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des_at_des.no>
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 16:06:44 +0100
Stijn Hoop <stijn_at_win.tue.nl> writes:
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 03:32:16PM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> > Please also remember:  /dev is _not_ an inventory of available devices.
> Just curious: what is it then? An inventory of available drivers? An
> inventory of open devices?

What it always has been: a collection of device nodes, some of which
may correspond to existing devices.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des_at_des.no
Received on Mon Feb 09 2004 - 06:06:52 UTC

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