> > Hmmm. I'll try, but I have to take a look at the code to really understand
> > this, I guess. Why would it succeed with ide/host0/etc.?
> >
>
> you are right, create_dev removes file first so it is not a problem. Which
> leaves us with original idea that symlink is not yet created at this point.
> Have you also compiled ide-cd in kernel? Sorry for stupid question.
Yes, I have. Otherwise /dev/ide/host0/etc wouldn't have worked either.
>
> If you are truly interested you could also recompile with devfs debug and
> watch what happens :)
I will! Also, kernel 2.4.20 is available now, so I'll compile that one.
Maybe this whole thing was considered a bug and fixed already. That would
be nice.
David
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