From: Guest section DW <dwguest@win.tue.nl>
To: Glenn McGrath <bug1@optushome.com.au>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: devfs and /proc/ide/hda
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:10:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010228161023.A19929@win.tue.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3A9CCA76.3E6AB93A@optushome.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <3A9CCA76.3E6AB93A@optushome.com.au>; from Glenn McGrath on Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 08:52:54PM +1100
On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 08:52:54PM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote:
> Im running kernel 2.4.1, I have entries like /proc/ide/hda,
> /proc/ide/ide0/hda etc irrespective of wether im using devfs or
> traditional device names.
>
> Is always using traditional device names for /proc/ide intentional, or
> is it something nobody has gotten around to fixing yet?
If only humans look at /proc, and they like typing long names,
then there is no objection against changing /proc.
As it is, however, quite a few programs look at /proc for
information about devices. I don't think it would be a good
idea to "fix" /proc and simultaneously break all these programs.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-02-28 15:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-02-28 9:52 Glenn McGrath
2001-02-28 10:29 ` Helge Hafting
2001-02-28 10:29 ` Glenn McGrath
2001-02-28 11:58 ` Pierre Rousselet
2001-02-28 15:15 ` Guest section DW
2001-02-28 15:10 ` Guest section DW [this message]
2001-03-01 14:41 ` AJ Lewis
2001-03-08 12:32 ` Goswin Brederlow
2001-04-27 16:09 ` AJ Lewis
2001-04-27 16:22 ` Richard Gooch
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