On linux-kernel, Richard Gooch wrote:
[...]
: If this is not present, add "devfs=mount" to your boot options.
maybe you should add config option "devfs mount at bootup" ?
Something like this:
Index: Config.in
===================================================================
RCS file: /arc/lcvs/linux/fs/Config.in,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.9 Config.in
--- Config.in 2000/04/28 18:09:32 1.9
+++ Config.in 2000/05/01 16:51:44
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
dep_bool '/dev file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_DEVFS_FS $CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
dep_bool ' Debug devfs' CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG $CONFIG_DEVFS_FS
+dep_bool ' Mount at bootup' CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT_AT_BOOTUP $CONFIG_DEVFS_FS
# It compiles as a module for testing only. It should not be used
# as a module in general. If we make this "tristate", a bunch of people
Index: devfs/base.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /arc/lcvs/linux/fs/devfs/base.c,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.9 base.c
--- devfs/base.c 2000/04/28 18:09:52 1.9
+++ devfs/base.c 2000/05/01 16:53:41
@@ -691,8 +691,13 @@
# endif
#endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT_AT_BOOTUP
/* by default, we do not mount devfs on bootup */
static unsigned int boot_options = OPTION_NOMOUNT;
+#else
+/* we prefer to mount devfs on bootup */
+static unsigned int boot_options = OPTION_NONE;
+#endif
/* Forward function declarations */
static struct devfs_entry *search_for_entry (struct devfs_entry *dir,
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