Re: Devlinks. Code. (Dcache abuse?)

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Mon Nov 19 2001 - 06:14:53 EST


> I think you missed part of my point.
> There are lots of different name spaces in the kernel.
> Filesystem names. Driver names. Module names.
>
> But the namespace that is the current issue, the namespace of
> currently available devices, is not a namespace where I would expect
> trademarks to ever come up. It is name space of interfaces and
> instances.

You mean like adaptec/aic7xxx/0 for the first aic7xxx controller when you
want to refer to an adaptec card ? And yes - you do need the ability to do
that kind of thing, not just talk generically about "disks".

So I still seek an answer. "Shrug, probably wont happen" isnt a good one

Alan
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