No, AFAICT it doesn't require devfs.
What sort of hardware do you have?
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Joseph Fannin wrote:
> I've searched the archives but found no answer to this question:
> Does XFS require DevFS? Or can I build a kernel for my system
> (installed from the XFS RH7.1 .iso) that does not include devfs
> without having problems?
>
> I've been completely unable to build a working kernel using either
> the RH-2.96 or egcs -- the build either fails or gives me a kernel
> that produces random segfaults, oopsen, and fs corruption. I've tried
> the .src.rpm on the .iso, the 2.4.3 patches and the CVS devel tree.
>
> Often I get oopses in rc.sysinit at about the time it tries to
> activate quota support -- do I need quota support built in?
>
> I'm not exactly new at building kernels, but I'm no coder, and my
> inability to build a working kernel with XFS support is frustrating me
> to say the least. Should I post ksymoops output, am I doing something
> obviously wrong, or should I provide more [detailed | organized]
> information? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
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> Joseph Fannin
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