Re: module-init-tools/udev and module auto-loading

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On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 12:22:31PM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:
> In message <1075830486.7473.32.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> you write:
> > > I think it's an excellent idea, although ideally we would have this
> > > mechanism in userspace as much as possible.  Anything from some
> > > special hack to block -ENOENT on directory lookups and notify an fd,
> > > to some exotic overlay filesystem.
> > 
> > Something like attached.  Besides me not knowing if there is a better
> > place for it, it have the following issues:
> 
> Dude, you're brave.  I mean, really, really brave.
> 
> However, it strikes me that the automounter does similar tricks, and
> so a similar setup should be possible for /dev.
> 
> Al?  Suggestions appreciated?

<shrug> If you want to mount autofs on /dev, more power to you.  However,
it got to be explicit "I mount <this> at /dev" - _anything_ based on
"if pathname starts with /dev, it's special" is FUBAR.
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