> How else can it create devices dynamically?  I mentioned this in a
> separate thread.  Wasn't I clear?

Use fstat to find the existing major number....

> > That seems like a severe bug.
> 
> Why?

Well device names exist so programs don't need to know major numbers...

Actually I've just looked at a bit of vinum(8), I really, really, really
hope the code that is running in the kernel is better written.

	David

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