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讲述linux的初始化过程

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Changes for patch v135

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- Removed compatibility entries for virtual console capture devices

- Removed unused <devfs_set_symlink_destination>

- Removed compatibility entries for serial devices

- Removed compatibility entries for console devices

- Do not hide entries from devfsd or children

- Removed DEVFS_FL_TTY_COMPAT flag

- Removed "nottycompat" boot option

- Removed <devfs_mk_compat>
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Changes for patch v136

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- Moved BSD pty devices to /dev/pty

- Added DEVFS_FL_WAIT flag
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Changes for patch v137

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- Really fixed bug in fs/partitions/check.c when rescanning

- Support new "disc" naming scheme in <get_removable_partition>

- Allow NULL fops in <devfs_register>

- Removed redundant name functions in SCSI disc and IDE drivers
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Changes for patch v138

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- Fixed old bugs in drivers/block/paride/pt.c, drivers/char/tpqic02.c,
  drivers/net/wan/cosa.c and drivers/scsi/scsi.c
  Thanks to Sergey Kubushin <[e-mail]>

- Fall back to major table if NULL fops given to <devfs_register>
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Changes for patch v139

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- Corrected and moved <get_blkfops> and <get_chrfops> declarations
  from arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c to include/linux/fs.h

- Removed name function from struct gendisk

- Updated devfs FAQ
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Changes for patch v140

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.27
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Changes for patch v141

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- Bug fix in arch/m68k/atari/joystick.c

- Moved ISDN and capi devices to /dev/isdn
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Changes for patch v142

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- Bug fix in drivers/block/ide-probe.c (patch confusion)
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Changes for patch v143

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- Bug fix in drivers/block/blkpg.c:partition_name()
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Changes for patch v144

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.29

- Removed calls to <devfs_register> from cdu31a, cm206, mcd and mcdx
  CD-ROM drivers: generic driver handles this now

- Moved joystick devices to /dev/joysticks
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Changes for patch v145

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.30-pre3

- Register whole-disc entry even for invalid partition tables

- Fixed bug in mounting root FS when initrd enabled

- Fixed device entry leak with IDE CD-ROMs

- Fixed compile problem with drivers/isdn/isdn_common.c

- Moved COSA devices to /dev/cosa

- Support fifos when unregistering

- Created <devfs_register_series> and used in many drivers

- Moved Coda devices to /dev/coda

- Moved parallel port IDE tapes to /dev/pt

- Moved parallel port IDE generic devices to /dev/pg
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Changes for patch v146

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- Removed obsolete DEVFS_FL_COMPAT and DEVFS_FL_TOLERANT flags

- Fixed compile problem with fs/coda/psdev.c

- Reinstate change to <devfs_register_blkdev> in
  drivers/block/ide-probe.c now that fs/isofs/inode.c is fixed

- Switched to <devfs_register_blkdev> in drivers/block/floppy.c,
  drivers/scsi/sr.c and drivers/block/md.c

- Moved DAC960 devices to /dev/dac960
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Changes for patch v147

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.32-pre4
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Changes for patch v148

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- Removed kmod support: use devfsd instead

- Moved miscellaneous character devices to /dev/misc
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Changes for patch v149

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- Ensure include/linux/joystick.h is OK for user-space

- Improved debugging in <get_vfs_inode>

- Ensure dentries created by devfsd will be cleaned up
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Changes for patch v150

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.34
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Changes for patch v151

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.35-pre1

- Created <devfs_get_name>
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Changes for patch v152

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- Updated sample modules.conf

- Ported to kernel 2.3.36-pre1
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Changes for patch v153

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.42

- Removed <devfs_fill_file>
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Changes for patch v154

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- Took account of device number changes for /dev/fb*
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Changes for patch v155

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.43-pre8

- Moved /dev/tty0 to /dev/vc/0

- Moved sequence number formatting from <_tty_make_name> to drivers
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Changes for patch v156

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- Fixed breakage in drivers/scsi/sd.c due to recent SCSI changes
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Changes for patch v157

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.45
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Changes for patch v158

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.46-pre2
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Changes for patch v159

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- Fixed drivers/block/md.c
  Thanks to Mike Galbraith <[e-mail]>

- Documentation fixes

- Moved device registration from <lp_init> to <lp_register>
  Thanks to Tim Waugh <[e-mail]>
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Changes for patch v160

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- Fixed drivers/char/joystick/joystick.c
  Thanks to Vojtech Pavlik <[e-mail]>

- Documentation updates

- Fixed arch/i386/kernel/mtrr.c if procfs and devfs not enabled

- Fixed drivers/char/stallion.c
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Changes for patch v161

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- Remove /dev/ide when ide-mod is unloaded

- Fixed bug in drivers/block/ide-probe.c when secondary but no primary

- Added DEVFS_FL_NO_PERSISTENCE flag

- Used new DEVFS_FL_NO_PERSISTENCE flag for Unix98 pty slaves

- Removed unnecessary call to <update_devfs_inode_from_entry> in
  <devfs_readdir>

- Only set auto-ownership for /dev/pty/s*
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Changes for patch v162

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- Set inode->i_size to correct size for symlinks
  Thanks to Jeremy Fitzhardinge <[e-mail]>

- Only give lookup() method to directories to comply with new VFS
  assumptions

- Remove unnecessary tests in symlink methods

- Don't kill existing block ops in <devfs_read_inode>

- Restore auto-ownership for /dev/pty/m*
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Changes for patch v163

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- Don't create missing directories in <devfs_find_handle>

- Removed Documentation/filesystems/devfs/mk-devlinks

- Updated Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README
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Changes for patch v164

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- Fixed CONFIG_DEVFS breakage in drivers/char/serial.c introduced in
  linux-2.3.99-pre6-7
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Changes for patch v165

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- Ported to kernel 2.3.99-pre6
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Changes for patch v166

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- Added CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT
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Changes for patch v167

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- Updated Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README

- Updated sample modules.conf
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Changes for patch v168

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- Disabled multi-mount capability (use VFS bindings instead)

- Updated README from master HTML file
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Changes for patch v169

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- Removed multi-mount code

- Removed compatibility macros: VFS has changed too much
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Changes for patch v170

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- Updated README from master HTML file

- Merged devfs inode into devfs entry
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Changes for patch v171

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- Updated sample modules.conf

- Removed dead code in <devfs_register> which used to call
  <free_dentries>

- Ported to kernel 2.4.0-test2-pre3
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Changes for patch v172

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- Changed interface to <devfs_register>

- Changed interface to <devfs_register_series>
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Changes for patch v173

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- Simplified interface to <devfs_mk_symlink>

- Simplified interface to <devfs_mk_dir>

- Simplified interface to <devfs_find_handle>
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Changes for patch v174

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- Updated README from master HTML file
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Changes for patch v175

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- DocBook update for fs/devfs/base.c
  Thanks to Tim Waugh <[e-mail]>

- Removed stale fs/tunnel.c (was never used or completed)
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Changes for patch v176

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- Updated ToDo list

- Removed sample modules.conf: now distributed with devfsd

- Updated README from master HTML file

- Ported to kernel 2.4.0-test3-pre4 (which had devfs-patch-v174)