From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266274AbUBDCEa (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 21:04:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266276AbUBDCEa (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 21:04:30 -0500 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:17539 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266274AbUBDCE0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 3 Feb 2004 21:04:26 -0500 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 02:04:25 +0000 From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk To: Rusty Russell Cc: Martin Schlemmer , Greg KH , Linux Kernel Mailing Lists Subject: Re: module-init-tools/udev and module auto-loading Message-ID: <20040204020425.GA21151@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <1075830486.7473.32.camel@nosferatu.lan> <20040204014222.46AF02C29B@lists.samba.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040204014222.46AF02C29B@lists.samba.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 12:22:31PM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote: > In message <1075830486.7473.32.camel@nosferatu.lan> you write: > > > I think it's an excellent idea, although ideally we would have this > > > mechanism in userspace as much as possible. Anything from some > > > special hack to block -ENOENT on directory lookups and notify an fd, > > > to some exotic overlay filesystem. > > > > Something like attached. Besides me not knowing if there is a better > > place for it, it have the following issues: > > Dude, you're brave. I mean, really, really brave. > > However, it strikes me that the automounter does similar tricks, and > so a similar setup should be possible for /dev. > > Al? Suggestions appreciated? If you want to mount autofs on /dev, more power to you. However, it got to be explicit "I mount at /dev" - _anything_ based on "if pathname starts with /dev, it's special" is FUBAR.