Re: DEVFS rule subsystem (was: cvs commit: src/sbin Makefile src/sbin/devfs Makefile devfs.8 devfs.c extern.h rule.c src/sys/conf files src/sys/fs/devfs devfs.h devfs_devs.c devfs_rule.c devfs_vfsops.c devfs_vnops.c )

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dima Dorfman writes: >Sheldon Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On (2002/07/17 01:52), Dima Dorfman wrote: >> >> > The devfs(8) manual page is a pretty good reference of the existing >> > features and semantics, but it lacks polish needed to be able to serve >> >

Re: DEVFS rule subsystem (was: cvs commit: src/sbin Makefile src/sbin/devfs Makefile devfs.8 devfs.c extern.h rule.c src/sys/conf files src/sys/fs/devfs devfs.h devfs_devs.c devfs_rule.c devfs_vfsops.c devfs_vnops.c )

Sheldon Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On (2002/07/17 01:52), Dima Dorfman wrote: > > > The devfs(8) manual page is a pretty good reference of the existing > > features and semantics, but it lacks polish needed to be able to serve > > as an introduction. > > Actually, I think it's brilliant.

Re: DEVFS rule subsystem (was: cvs commit: src/sbin Makefile src/sbin/devfs Makefile devfs.8 devfs.c extern.h rule.c src/sys/conf files src/sys/fs/devfs devfs.h devfs_devs.c devfs_rule.c devfs_vfsops.c devfs_vnops.c )

On (2002/07/17 01:52), Dima Dorfman wrote: > The devfs(8) manual page is a pretty good reference of the existing > features and semantics, but it lacks polish needed to be able to serve > as an introduction. Actually, I think it's brilliant. The only nits are the weird sections, which made it h

DEVFS rule subsystem (was: cvs commit: src/sbin Makefile src/sbin/devfs Makefile devfs.8 devfs.c extern.h rule.c src/sys/conf files src/sys/fs/devfs devfs.h devfs_devs.c devfs_rule.c devfs_vfsops.c devfs_vnops.c )

I wrote: > Log: > Introduce the DEVFS "rule" subsystem. DEVFS rules permit the > administrator to define certain properties of new devfs nodes before > they become visible to the userland. Both static (e.g., /dev/speaker) > and dynamic (e.g., /dev/bpf*, some removable devices) nodes ar