Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:51:14 -0600 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] devfs support for LVM |
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Christoph Hellwig writes: > On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 04:41:26PM -0600, Richard Gooch wrote: > > Christoph Hellwig writes: > > > Hi Linus, > > > I've updated my devfs for lvm patch to 2.4.0-test8pre. > > > Here it is. > > [...] > > > + lvm_devfs_handle = devfs_register( > > > + 0 , "lvm", 0, 0, LVM_CHAR_MAJOR, > > > > Does this really have to go into /dev rather than a subdirectory? > > Yes. The userlevel tool can't handle other things without recompiling.
Don't worry about that. I can add a rule to devfsd so it creates appropriate compatibility entries.
> I can't use /dev/lvm, too because this is the name of the control file > without lvm (and the lvm tools will barf if this is a dircetory.
Well, how about another directory name? Can you think of something else that would be appropriate? And no, "LVM" is not on!
But we really should stop namespace pollution in /dev, and doing it before 2.4 is released is the best time. In fact, given that this patch has only gone in recently, I'd be inclined to go with the names I suggested and just break the userspace tools. People have to expect that things may change before a production kernel is released.
Linus?
Regards,
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