Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-31,: Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)

# Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 5 Aug 1998 08:01:39 +0100 (BST)

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> It is clear that dev_fs will not be in Linux 2.2. Companies are willing
> to
> work with a "standard" (whatever that is) Linux kernel. They do not want
> add
> on patches.

Well since right now you still need packets for >1024 file handles and
>128Mb per swap file I'd say that dev_fs is a minor worry 8). Doing >2Gig
files on a 32bit machine is a hard one however.

Alan

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