Re: [PATCH] device file support for /proc filesystem

Chris (msdest@MNSi.Net)
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:38:15 +0000 (Local time zone must be set--see zic manual pagmsdest@MNSi.Net


On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Alexander Viro wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
>
> > Nothing. Kernels from 2.3.27 are not supported yet. The new /proc code is
> > not able to create devices inside /proc directory :-((
> >
> > It would be good to include the following patch (or similar) into kernel.
> > Please, let me know, if someone will do it, because I'm not checking 2.3
> > kernel changes every day.
>
> Patch is more or less OK, except that it should really use
> init_special_inode() (you forgot to set inode->i_op). I have an equivalent
> queued, it's waiting for Linus coming back.

With this patch applied to my stock 2.3.28, i get this in my root
directory:

unitee:~# ls -l /proc
?-------w- 16 root root 3223071008 Nov 17 12:36 /proc

Any idea why?

chris fancsy "it all seems like a dream, a far away possibility
msdest@mnsi.net but i'll tell you my friend, it's closer than you think
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