Re: vnd.c 1.254

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 07:49:30PM +0000, Michael van Elst wrote:
> bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost (Manuel Bouyer) writes:
> 
> >I say that what's in /dev/ is now relevant because this is what limits
> >the number of vnd you can use (and this limit can easily be raised if needed).
> >Older vnconfig -l listing devices without checking that a /dev/ entry
> >exists may also be seens as a bug.
> 
> vnconfig -l showing the kernel view seems more logical to me and
> it is more consistent with other devices.
> 
> It's trivial to check the /dev nodes even with the shell, why make
> this a feature for a device-specific command?

because it has been there for at last 2 releases

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
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