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Re: vnd.c 1.254



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?

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