On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Paolo wrote:
> > Did you install devfs as well? Keep me informed if you encounter troubles...
> >
> I first thought it was back when I first installed mdk8b3. After reading
> more about devfs and searching /dev, lilo.conf and the various conf
> files, I'm pretty sure it's not being used.
> There's something else I noticed.
> There are devfs entries in the kernel docs and the sources from 2.4.2
> all the way to 2.4.6, but nothing at all in the latest 2.4.7 and 2.4.8
> mdk kernels.
> Why is that?
maybe because the cooker team separated it into another package..
> I do plan to move over to devfs. Who needs 6334 devices on a laptop
> anyway?
Ahh the joys of living the bleeding edge.. \8)
>
> > I'll be downloading the latest cooker kernel tonight as well. I need the
> > reiserfs-nfs patches which went into the 2.4.7 linus tree...
> >
> They're missing too huh?
The NFS fixes were introduced in 2.4.7 linus, so i guess the mdk 2.4.7++
has them already, i just don't know how screwed up this will be as nfs on
reiser was acceptable at times, but who knows how the integration of ext3,
and jfs affected the fixes...
The proof of the pudding is in the eating...
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