Re: CVS commit: src/sys/miscfs/specfs

[Antti Kantee <pooka%cs.hut.fi@localhost>]

On Tue Apr 13 2010 at 12:32:38 +0000, Andrew Doran wrote:
> So the kernel of the problem is namespace collisions, correct?

Mostly.  Though I still think it's not expected that opening a /dev
node will load e.g. an exec package or secmodel even if that's what some
programmer wants.

> Would you agree that's it's the kernel programmers responsibility
> to avoid conflicts?
> 
> If so how about sprinkling a little process in order to make it harder to
> screw up?

I'd say computers do conflict detection better.