> have lots of devices: all the disk partitions. Maybe we should
> adapt the /dev/dsk/c?t?d?s? convention from other systems? All this
> should help making /dev shorter and lookups faster.
> (This is not really kernel related - maybe it should be discussed
> with the FHS group?)
>
> Marek
>
The sun scheme of using /dev/dsk/c?t?d?s?........ for a device name
positively sux (SIC).
Device name lookups only occur typically once per application when they
are opened. Therefore, device name lookups do not appreciably affect
machine performance.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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