Re: HEADSUP: Change of makedev() semantics.

From: Julian Elischer (julian_at_elischer.org)
Date: 09/28/03

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To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>

    On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
    > Basically:
    >
    > 1. Do not call makedev().
    >
    > 2. If you do cloning, please look at the patches I posted
    > for if_tun/if_tap for how to do it.
    >

    show an actual document please, explaining how this works from the
    user's POV..

    > 3. If you do a "normal" device driver, cache the result
    > from when you call make_dev().
    >
    > 4. If you translate "foreign dev_t's", ie emulators or
    > compat code, contact me. I'm not sure I understand
    > how this works and should work and we need to talk.

    >
    > 5. If anything else or in doubt, ask me.

    more docs on how you invisage clonign to work.

    >
    > Can I see some volounteers and/or maintainers please ?
    >
    > ./dev/nmdm/nmdm.c
    > pseudo-cloning. Should do real cloning.
    >

    If the documentation is easily available and it does what I want I'll
    convert it..
    It may be available but I haven't seen it.. man make_dev(9) doesn't have
    any 'see also' section that helps..

    So, why should I not revoke a vnode that now refers to nothing?

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