Re: DISCUSSION: /dev/fd%d.%d and /dev/{a}cd%d[ac] to be discontinued ?

From: Andrew Gallatin (gallatin_at_cs.duke.edu)
Date: 09/04/03

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

    Poul-Henning Kamp writes:
    >
    > As soon as these uses of cloning code has been removed, I will move
    > the floppy and CD drivers under GEOM, paving the way for the
    > significant changes to the buf/VM system which some of you have
    > already heard rumours about. (more will emerge after BSDcon'03)
    >
    > And now comes the bit which I would like to offer for discussion:
    >
    > Should we do this for 5.2 instead ?
    >

    I think this sounds good.

    Can you give a hint as to what you mean by the significant buf/VM
    system changes? Are you talking about removing the vnode detour for
    drivers and giving drivers who want it access to the struct file?

    Drew
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