Re: disk naming proposal & devfs

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 12 Jan 1998 10:28:46 +0000 (GMT)


> names the /name/ of the data we want, not the /location/ of the data
> we want? Something like /dev/usr that is a symlink to the real name of
> where ever /usr plugged into the system today? This is most helpful to
> people that move stuff around in their system.

So write one. But PLEASE put it in user space where it belongs. The only
possible case you can make for having some of it in kernel space would
be a minimal "hunt the root fs", and that belongs in initrd

Alan