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



On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 10:20:06AM +0200, Emmanuel Dreyfus wrote:
> 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. 

Now that's something especially moronic of them.

What is supposed to happen under FreeBSD's devfs stuff?

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