Re: devices.txt inconsistency

Douglas Gilbert (dgilbert@interlog.com)
Tue, 02 Jan 2001 11:19:15 -0500


While on this subject, the description of raw devices
(char 162) in lk 2.4 is not consistent with current
usage.

devices.txt contains this:
162 char Raw block device interface
0 = /dev/raw Raw I/O control device
1 = /dev/raw1 First raw I/O device
2 = /dev/raw2 Second raw I/O device
...

but something like this would be more accurate:
162 char Raw block device interface
0 = /dev/rawctl Raw I/O control device
1 = /dev/raw/raw1 First raw I/O device
2 = /dev/raw/raw2 Second raw I/O device
...

The raw(8) command supplied in RH 6.2 and 7.0 assumes the
latter structure. I have already alerted sct and this
change may be coming through in one of his patches.

Doug Gilbert
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