On 2/18/19 3:26 AM, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
Each devicename has a uniq prefix followed by a uniq unit number.
So, we just end up dumping ALL device nodes in /dev...
Character device nodes are automatically created. However it is possible for user-space applications to create symbolic links afterwards in /dev .
...and leave it to user-space to create the hierarchy within /dev? Is there a technical reason that kernel drivers don't automatically subscribe to a hierarchy, or is this just historic inertia? It seems funny to me that such decisions are left to user-space applications.
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