Re: devfs patch v3
Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU)
Mon, 12 Jan 1998 08:14:09 +1100
H. Peter Anvin writes:
> I still think devfs is a solution in search of a problem, which seems
> to be the immediate reaction every four months once it it clear devfs
> doesn't solve the problem that it is always proposed to solve. I see
> absolutely no benefit to doing in locked-down kernel memory what can
> be done just as well on eminently swappable disk.
With a hundred or so available devices, we're only talking about a
page or two of RAM. And it reduces search times.
Anyway, for the justification, read my latest README on it.
Regards,
Richard....