Subject: Re: Dynamic SCSI ids (was: A possible way of handling...)
To: Curt Sampson <cjs@portal.ca>
From: Johan Danielsson <joda@pdc.kth.se>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/30/1997 08:28:00
Curt Sampson <cjs@portal.ca> writes:

> The fact that the current i386 GENERIC kernel would need 3528 SCSI
> disk nodes in /dev to provide the same functionality as we provide
> now? Although I'll be the first to admit that we could get by in
> virtually all situations with a mere 882....

IRIX builds whatever device nodes are required at boot time.

/Johan