Devfsd
This entry published by the Free Software Foundation.
Devfsd
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/
The devfsd program is a daemon, run by the system boot, which can provide for intelligent management of device entries in the Device Filesystem (devfs). It is desirable to start the daemon at the beginning of the boot scripts, in particular before filesystem checks.
Documentation
User FAQ available from http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/docs/devfs.html
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Janet Casey | 2452324.519 February 2002 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Richard Gooch | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer,Support | mailto:devfs@oss.sgi.com |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to use | Requires devfs to be configured in the kernel: CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y |
| Source requirement | 2.4.10 or later kernel headers must be installed |
Click here if you'd like to report a problem or make a suggestion that could
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 3 June 2002.
Problem with this listing?
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the page “GNU Free Documentation License”.
The copyright and license notices on this page only apply to the text on this page. Any software described in this text has its own copyright notice and license, which can usually be found in the distribution itself.
This page was last modified on 12 April 2011, at 14:28.