> On 12 Jan 1998 ketil@ii.uib.no wrote:
>
> > Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU> writes:
> >
> > > So, before I make any changes towards subdirectories in /dev, I want
> > > to get some kind of consensus (at least from those not implacably
> > > opposed to devfs) as to how deep these directory structures should go.
> >
[snip]
>
> I _really_ like this idea. As maintainer of the Uniform cdrom driver, I
> would much prefer to see all cdrom devices show up under /dev/cdrom, i.e:
>
> /dev/cdrom/hdb
> /dev/cdrom/mcd
> /dev/cdrom/mcdx
> /dev/cdrom/cdu31a
> /dev/cdrom/h0c0t2
>
> This would be the quickest method of cleaning up /dev into something
> meaningful, so that anybody could _quickly_ look at that directory, and
> know what the machine has installed. Good categories would be:
>
> /dev/disk
> /dev/cdrom
> /dev/floppy
> /dev/scanner
> /dev/tape
> /dev/printer
> /dev/serial
> /dev/video
> /dev/input
> /dev/input/mouse
> /dev/input/keyboard
> /dev/input/joystick
> /dev/sound
> /dev/sound/sequencer
> /dev/sound/dsp
> /dev/sound/mixer
> /dev/sound/midi
> /dev/camera
> /dev/misc
>
This looks like a perfect idea to me.
It is very clean and useable.
Richard, stick with this if possible.
Regards,
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