OpenBSD Journal

Favorite OpenBSD pseudo-device

Contributed by jason on from the we-dont-need-no-stinkin-real-devices dept.

bio 7.2% (55 votes)


trunk 8.3% (64 votes)


vlan 9.1% (70 votes)


pty 11.1% (85 votes)


carp 25.1% (193 votes)


tun 21.2% (163 votes)


pfsync 9.8% (75 votes)


other 8.2% (63 votes)


Total votes: 768

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Comments
  1. By Anonymous Coward (71.82.175.104) on

    # bioctl arc0
    Volume Status Size Device
    arc0 0 Online 249999917056 sd0 RAID1
    0 Online 250059350016 0:0.0 noencl <WDC WD2500KS-00MJB0 02.01C03>
    1 Online 250059350016 0:1.0 noencl <WDC WD2500KS-00MJB0 02.01C03>

    yeah!

    Comments
    1. By Anonymous Coward (66.225.165.222) on

      > # bioctl arc0
      > Volume Status Size Device
      > arc0 0 Online 249999917056 sd0 RAID1
      > 0 Online 250059350016 0:0.0 noencl <WDC WD2500KS-00MJB0 02.01C03>
      > 1 Online 250059350016 0:1.0 noencl <WDC WD2500KS-00MJB0 02.01C03>
      >
      > yeah!

      Yeah, baby.

      # bioctl ciss0
      Volume Status Size Device
      ciss0 0 Online 45472481280 sd0 RAID5
      0 Online 9100044288 0:0.0 noencl <COMPAQ BD009122BA >
      1 Online 9100044288 0:1.0 noencl <COMPAQ BD009122BA >
      2 Online 9100044288 0:2.0 noencl <COMPAQ BD009122BA >
      3 Online 9100044288 0:3.0 noencl <COMPAQ BD009122BA >
      4 Online 9100044288 0:4.0 noencl <COMPAQ BD009122BA >
      5 Online 9100044288 0:5.0 noencl <COMPAQ BD009122BA >

  2. By Anonymous Coward (151.136.100.2) on

    lame. where is the goddamned random(4) ?!?!?!

    Comments
    1. By jason (151.196.11.192) jason@dixongroup.net on

      > lame. where is the goddamned random(4) ?!?!?!

      It's called "other".

      Comments
      1. By Anonymous Coward (82.135.30.22) on

        > > lame. where is the goddamned random(4) ?!?!?!
        >
        > It's called "other".

        fashion whore...

  3. By Anonymous Coward (70.179.123.124) on

    We need more pseudo-devices named after fish.

    Comments
    1. By Janne Johansson (82.182.176.20) jj@inet6.se on www.inet6.se

      > We need more pseudo-devices named after fish.


      /dev/xenocara ?

    2. By Anonymous Coward (82.135.30.22) on

      > We need more pseudo-devices named after fish.

      you are free to write one

    3. By SleighBoy (24.113.29.23) on http://www.code.cx/

      > We need more pseudo-devices named after fish.

      Yes, something quick to type without tab-completion, like..

      /dev/humuhumunukunukuapuaa

    4. By Cindy (142.179.154.46) on

      > We need more pseudo-devices named after fish.

      What about Wanda?

  4. By Pierre-Yves Ritschard (193.252.148.11) pyr@spootnik.org on

    I would have voted for /dev/null !

  5. By Anonymous Coward (74.12.77.28) on

    ccd(4) - the poor man's RAID.

  6. By vikvls (85.206.196.33) on

    I think pf is that most used pseudo device =)

    Comments
    1. By Ray Lai (216.254.116.107) ray@ on http://cyth.net/~ray/

      > I think pf is that most used pseudo device =)

      What about pty? Don't you need to log in?

      Comments
      1. By vikvls (212.59.0.201) on

        > > I think pf is that most used pseudo device =)
        >
        > What about pty? Don't you need to log in?

        On my workstation pty actually isn't used very often..

    2. By Anonymous Coward (151.136.100.2) on

      > I think pf is that most used pseudo device =)

      random(4) is obviously. but it's too hard to realise...

      Comments
      1. By vikvls (212.59.0.201) on

        > > I think pf is that most used pseudo device =)
        >
        > random(4) is obviously. but it's too hard to realise...

        There are few points of view.
        The answer 'pseudo device ?' may be interpreted as
        'what pseudo device _you_ mostly use',
        'what pseudo device is most used in system'...

  7. By Alexey Vatchenko (82.207.119.5) on http://www.bsdua.org

    i voted for svnd. vnconfig -k

  8. By vikvls (212.59.0.201) on

    It would be interesting to actually calculate percentage
    of pseudo devices usage in the system - open's, write's, ioctl's..
    To see who wins =)

    Comments
    1. By Anonymous Coward (151.136.100.2) on

      random(4) wins you silly (:

      Comments
      1. By vikvls (85.206.195.32) on

        > random(4) wins you silly (:

        random(4) wins only in read(), you silly =)

  9. By reyk (81.3.3.148) on

    i vote for carp + pfsync + trunk + vlan because i'm running carp and pfsync over vlans in trunks... ;).



    Comments
    1. By Massimo Lusetti (83.211.174.86) massimos@cedoc.mo.it on

      > i vote for carp + pfsync + trunk + vlan because i'm running carp and pfsync over vlans in trunks... ;).

      Me too, i would like to cast a vote for carp+pfsync.

      OT: Thanks to you and pyr at spootnik.org for taking in and writing hostated!

    2. By Anonymous Coward (151.136.100.2) on

      > i vote for carp + pfsync + trunk + vlan because i'm running carp and pfsync over vlans in trunks... ;).

      you should not run it in trunks.
      everybody knows that pf and carp only goes commando!

  10. By Daniel (sand) daniel@spatof.org on http://spatof.org

    I want a the0 device!

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