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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [RFC] sysfs support for xen linux

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [RFC] sysfs support for xen linux
From: Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:40:46 -0700
Cc: "Mike D. Day" <ncmike@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Keir Fraser wrote:


Probably true, but then it's a pain either needing to create device files in /dev, or interface with the devfs/udev du jour. I suppose we already have that issue with /dev/xen/evtchn though, and creating the device node can be hidden in libxc.

we've observed that as well, one performance toolkit uses a /proc file to avoid the mess of "devfs/udev du jour" (what a great description ...).

So maybe it oughtta be a device, who knows, but the sys file will save a lot of trouble.

ron

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