linux-kernel - Re: Where to put adapters, /proc is cool

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Date:	Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:45:34 -0500
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Karl Dahlke <eklhad@...cast.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Where to put adapters, /proc is cool

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:39:45 EST, Karl Dahlke said:

> Really, /proc is the only place for these virtual files that interact
> directly with the kernel and/or its modules;
> I just wanted a fixed place under /proc for adapters to live,
> like sys ttys scsi net, and so on.

There's an awful lot of stuff under /dev for virtual files and similar.
For starters, look at /dev/null, /dev/kmsg, all the dm/md stuff in /dev/mapper,
all the PTY stuff.... etc etc...

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