Re: Location of shmfs; devfs automagics

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Tue Mar 28 2000 - 11:58:38 EST


"H. Peter Anvin" wrote:
> The second is that devfs seems to think it is above the normal way of
> doing things (unlike ALL OTHER filesystems, including procfs and
> shmfs) and not only will mount itself on /dev automatically, but will
> do so *by default*. This is incredibly antisocial behaviour, and has
> no justification.

Agreed. This is why I don't build devfs when I build the MandrakeSoft
"hackkernel" package, containing the latest 2.3.x kernel and all its
features.

-- 
Jeff Garzik              | Tact is the ability to tell a man 
Building 1024            | he has an open mind when he has a
MandrakeSoft, Inc.       | hole in his head.  (-random fortune)

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