In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Scott Long writes: >Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Scott Long writes: >> >>>> The simplest way to do this, is probably to overload ENOENT or some >>>> other currently undefined errno for this effect. >>> But then why not have g_access be able to communicate the ability to >>> access the device independent from the ability to access the media? >>> Seems like both of these questions are "access" questions. >> >> Because that is a lot more work for no benefit I can see ? > >Says the man who complains to others about doing things the Right Way >and not adding hacks =-) Oh well.
You didn't address the part about the benefit: If the benefit is the same for both approaches, I far prefer the simpler and less intrusive option. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. _______________________________________________ cvs-all@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
