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[PATCH] devfs v205 available

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Subject: [PATCH] devfs v205 available
From: Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:47:19 -0700
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  Hi, all. Version 205 of my devfs patch is now available from:
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/kernel-patches.html
The devfs FAQ is also available here.

Patch directly available from:
ftp://ftp.??.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rgooch/v2.5/devfs-patch-current.gz

AND:
ftp://ftp.atnf.csiro.au/pub/people/rgooch/linux/kernel-patches/v2.5/devfs-patch-current.gz

NOTE: kernel 2.5.1 and later require devfsd-v1.3.19 or later.

This is against 2.5.2-pre2. Highlights of this release:

- Corrected (made useful) debugging message in <unregister>

- Moved <kmem_cache_create> in <mount_devfs_fs> to <init_devfs_fs>

- Fixed drivers/md/lvm-fs.c to create "lvm" entry

- Added magic number to guard against scribbling drivers

- Only return old entry in <devfs_mk_dir> if a directory

- Defined macros for error and debug messages

- Updated README from master HTML file

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
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