Subject: Re: Orphaned devices in config(8)
To: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 10/09/2002 14:55:01
On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 02:29:32PM -0700, Greywolf wrote:

 > How does it work now?  Does it collect all the information first and
 > then decide what is orphaned, or does it process it serially, thus making
 > something like

Right now it gathers all the information, and then checks for orphans
in the "crosscheck()" function.  I merely commented out the check.

 > ...at which point I second the recommendation that orphaned devices
 > be turned into warnings.

Well, I don't really want to warn about them all the time ... maybe
just if -v is specified (as for non-defopt'd options).

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>