Re: How to minimize /dev (using udev)?

[Marty <martyb@ix.netcom.com>]

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

> But none of the posters showed proof that with/without udev actually 
> makes a *difference* that makes the system run *better*, other than the 
> number of devices. So what?

I could be wrong, but I thought the idea behind udev was that you don't have to 
manually create your devices.  Reducing the number of device entries is but a 
side effect, something that you would expect if it's working properly.

I also thought it was required by the hotplug package, especially for removable 
devices, but now I notice that few packages depend on it, and no packages on my 
Sarge systems depend on it.  Maybe that will change in the future.