Re: Why side-effects on open(2) are evil. (was Re: [RFD w/info-PATCH]device

From: Albert D. Cahalan (acahalan@cs.uml.edu)
Date: Thu May 24 2001 - 12:12:27 EST

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Oliver Xymoron writes:

> The /dev dir should not be special. At least not to the kernel. I have
> device files in places other than /dev, and you probably do too (hint:
> anonymous FTP).

This is a horribly broken FTP server.
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