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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Xen-changelog] Create /dev/xen/evtchn if it doesn't

To: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Xen-changelog] Create /dev/xen/evtchn if it doesn't exist.
From: Jeremy Katz <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:31:45 -0400
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On Wed, 2005-09-07 at 16:06 -0500, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Another way to solve this problem is to just use "/dev/evtchn" as that 
> is what will be created by udev.
> 
> In fact, what does everyone think about just deprecating /dev/xen/evtchn 
> and just using /dev/evtchn everywhere?  I'll submit a patch if it's 
> acceptable (including removing the places where we create /dev/xen/evtchn).

Sounds sane to me.  If that's not done, then really, xenstored should
instead look in /proc to figure out the major/minor in case Linus ever
goes through with his threat to make all major/minors random ;-)

Jeremy


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