I use /dev/ide and /dev/scsi currently.  I also like how I can use
"/dev/cdrom" which is a link to my IDE CDROM on one machine and my SCSI
CDROM on my file server.  Tack that in with /dev/md0 which appears of
it's own accord when I forget to make the dev but do make the raid
device.




Thus spake Andreas Jellinghaus (aj@dungeon.inka.de):

> On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 14:26:07 +0000, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > I just hope udev can give a look/feel similar to devfs as I have quite a
> > few machines already in production configured for devfs and really like
> > the manageablility.
> 
> I wonder: do you use the /dev/disc/* links, or the /dev/ide/... and
> /dev/scsi/... constructs? I'm not sure how udev will be able to 
> support both layouts.
> 
> Also: do you prefer a devs compatible layout, or maybe use the change
> for a cleanup? a short list of obscurities: /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 but
> /dev/printers/0 and /dev/tts/0 and /dev/floppy but /dev/discs etc. also
> all floppy devices are in /dev/floopy, where each disc has is
> /dev/discs/discN directory/symlink. I think it's a good opportunity
> for a cleanup, but that wouldn't be compatible...
> 
> Regards, Andreas
> 
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