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Am 14.05.2015 um 10:24 schrieb Sheng Yong:
>> Isn't this the behavior that all device drivers have?
> Yes, I think so. I just considered that is there any point to do something
> to avoid this, when I read the mail that you suggest Michael to check the
> device node. :-)

We already have a solution for that, udev and devtmpfs.
If you create the nodes by hand you're on your own.
Sadly some embedded folks still do, that's why I was asking...

Thanks,
//richard