Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:50:55 -0400 (EDT) | From | Gregory Maxwell <> | Subject | Re: UUIDs (and devfs and major/minor numbers) |
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On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Edward S. Marshall wrote:
> > Like it or not, > > the names in /dev *are* policy, and kernel should not be dictating > > policy. Therefore, the kernel should not be deciding what names appear > > in /dev. Q.E.D. > > Like it or not, the names in /proc *are* policy, and kernel should not be > dictating policy. Therefore, the kernel should not be deciding what names > appear in /proc. Q.E.D.
Like it or not, syscall numbers *are* policy, and the kernel should not be dictating policy. Therefore. the kernel should not be deciding what numbers are assigned to syscalls. Q.E.D.
Come on.. This has gone crazy.
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