On 26-Aug-2004 Linus Torvalds wrote: > I advocated (long ago) something like this for /dev handling, just because > I think it would make sense to have > > /dev/hda <- special file > /dev/hda/part1 <- partition 1 (aka /dev/hda1)
This breaks the r4 semantics if I understood it correctly. Because /partN are not simply associated to the file, they are part of the file. ie. when I modify /dev/hda I also change /dev/hda/partN and vice-versa. I don't see any pratical problem, though. > Still, I really do like the idea of merging the notion of file and > directory into one notion of "container". I absolutely _detest_ files with > internal structure that tools have to know about (ie I hate seeing all > those embedded formats that I can't use "grep" on - MIME being one case). > I'd much rather see a "group of files" and a "file with a grouping of > information". You're actually looking for a database with a legacy fs-like interface :) -- Giuliano.
