>>> - Implements FreeBSD's devfs on NetBSD.
>> In the past, we (NetBSD folks) have talked about a devfs.
>> [...persistence...]
> FreeBSD 5+ has /etc/devfs.conf and /etc/devfs.rules [...].  Is that
> what you're looking for?

I didn't write what you're responding to, but, speaking personally:

If making changes to /dev with chmod/chown/mv/etc results in those
files getting rewritten to match, it's fine.  If not, it's not.

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