[BusyBox] Re: finding real root device

Glenn McGrath bug1 at optushome.com.au
Sun Jan 7 23:03:18 UTC 2001


Glenn McGrath wrote:
> 
> Differences
>         - 40 bytes larger
>         - depends on /proc
>         - wont work if you have a strange root device that isnt in
> /proc/partitions (e.g. loop)
>         + probably faster than stating /dev/*
> 
Does the existing code work with devfs, i would think (without trying)
that it wouldnt becasue devfs doesnt have the device numbers, its a
virtual filesystem.

	+ new code should work with devfs





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