In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rui Paulo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : On 2005.10.26 10:22:52 -0700, Bill Studenmund wrote: : | On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 10:35:47PM +0200, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: : | > : | > Main features: : | > : | > - Implements FreeBSD's devfs on NetBSD. : | : | In the past, we (NetBSD folks) have talked about a devfs. One issue that : | has come up (I'll be honest, I've raised it a lot) is a desire to retain : | permission changes across boots, and to tie devices (when possible) to a : | device-specific attribute rather than a probe order. : | : | Does FreeBSD's devfs support locators and persistent information? Are : | there plans to support something like that, if not? : : I remember Linux's devfs having a configure file for that particular : objective. The user would set the permission flags in (I can't recall : if this is the real name) /etc/devfsd.conf and let devfsd do the job. : : You could also use another directory for permissions, like /dev-state, : but personally, I don't like this method. : : http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rgooch/linux/docs/devfs.html#persistence
FreeBSD also has a file that can be used to control the permissions and ownerships at runtime. The persistance can be there, but isn't there by default like the old nodes in /dev. Warner _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"