Re: /dev/ files

From: Zachary Wu (wxl_at_ccxx.net)
Date: 11/10/05

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To: Paras pradhan <pradhanparas@gmail.com>

    Paras pradhan 写道:

    >hi:
    >
    >it not only the matter of scsci emulation.. i dont have many files...
    >like: sda, sda1, sdb etc.....it sud contain around 1600 files.. but in
    >my system only 160 files inside /dev.
    >
    >i am confused why the files are lying inside /dev/.static/dev instead of /dev/
    >
    >
    >
    >Paras.
    >
    >
    For 2.6 kernel, it use the "udev" to manage the /dev dir
    When system booting, udev will check your hardware and make the file in
    /dev what you really have, so you have about 160 files in /dev
    When you insmod a new module, the udev also will make a new file in /dev
    But in 2.4 kernel, no one will make the file dynamicly, so the /dev has
    1600 static files :) 

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