RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device allocation)

Shawn Leas (SLEAS@videoupdate.com)
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 14:09:53 -0500


From: Sean Hunter [mailto:sean@uncarved.co.uk]
Subject: Re: devfs again, (was RE: USB device allocation)

>> If a scsi device is pulled from a chain, all the other devices shift.
>> It has been pointed out that this design is completely broken.
>> devfs is one approach to fix it. (anyone have better ones?)

>UUID-based mounting comes to mind. And it already works.

Well, if this was the only problem devfs solved, you'd have a
point.

-Shawn

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