linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based /dev

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Date:	Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:55:23 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	David Dillow <dave@...dillows.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>, Harald Hoyer <harald@...hat.com>,
	Scott James Remnant <scott@...ntu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based
	/dev

> No, not really. It isn't hard to make a static /dev, or a rescue initrd
> for the cases with dynamic device numbers.

There's a world between strictly controlled embedded and fully general
distributions.

I want a dynamic /dev, but a fast one that doesn't need initrd or
slows down booting.

This patch seems to be a good way to get that.

-Andi
-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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