Date:	Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:16:23 +1000
From:	Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au>
To:	linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: devfsd-v1.2.3 available

  Hi, all. I've just released version 1.2.3 of my devfsd (devfs
daemon) at: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/

This works with devfs-patch-v112.

The main change is that devfsd now supports protocol version 4, which
includes inode lookup, create and change events. This allows cool new
things to be done:

- lookups:
  . you can authenticate module autoload events, allowing only
    specific users to load particular modules
  . you can construct arbitrary namespaces if you don't like the
    default one
  . you can automagically create pipes, sockets and symlinks for
    devices which aren't there (transparent device simulation)

- creates&changes:
  . you can use devfsd to maintain a persistence database. This
    database can even be made to look like a regular /dev.

In addition, the config file format has changed to separate action
types and events. Now any action can be bound to any event.

				Regards,

					Richard....

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