Re: Migrating to larger numbers

[Richard Gooch]

H. Peter Anvin writes:
> Christoph Lameter wrote:
> > 
> > devfs is just another way of mapping filenames to device drivers. Could
> > not the driver you list somehow tap into the devfs mechanism? The old way
> > with numbers will be limited in the long run.
> 
> That's just silly.  The devfs idea is that policy goes into the kernel
> -- that's backwards.  Policy is one of the thing that you want to keep
> miles away.

No, devfs doesn't put policy into the kernel. It replaces policy in
existing device drivers: from magic device numbers to device names.
And of course it doesn't prevent you from using your own favorite
device names if you really want.

				Regards,

					Richard....