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From: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>
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Subject: usability of device nodes with devfs
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:42:05 +0200
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Hi,

is it a requirement that nodes created with devfs can be opened
successfully from the moment the device is registered?

	Regards
		Oliver