Re: devfs - why not ?

From: Richard Gooch (rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca)
Date: Thu Apr 13 2000 - 20:13:46 EST


Alan Cox writes:
> > So solving this is impossible and to not worry about it?
>
> Until we can find people who make mice and keyboards with serial
> numbers that are unique.

I would have to agree. If there's nothing to distinguish two devices,
then no piece of software can give you a mapping that doesn't depend
on insertion/detection order.

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca

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