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Re: workaround for FreeBSD binary that hardcodes a device major (was: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/conf)

To: wrstuden%netbsd.org@localhost (Bill Studenmund), mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost (matthew green), source-changes%NetBSD.org@localhost, simonb%NetBSD.org@localhost (Simon Burge), tech-kern%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: workaround for FreeBSD binary that hardcodes a device major (was: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/conf)
From: manu%netbsd.org@localhost (Emmanuel Dreyfus)
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:20:06 +0200

Bill Studenmund <wrstuden%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:

> I think we're only talking about mapping mknod requests. Everything else
> will be using NetBSD node values.

Yes, tw_cli creates the device with a hardcoded major then immediatly
opens it. If the device already existed, it unlink it first. 

-- 
Emmanuel Dreyfus
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manu%netbsd.org@localhost

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