Is it possible to create a directory under /dev?

[Norberto Meijome]

On Fri, 23 May 2008 09:37:01 +0300
Andriy Gapon <avg at icyb.net.ua> wrote:

> >> But, by the way, there is a (slightly) more valid reason to want to 
> >> create a directory under /dev, I recently had it. For one non-standard 
> >> third-party application I needed to create a link to existing device in 
> >> a certain subdirectory. I.e.:
> >> /dev/subdirX/device -> /dev/deviceX
> >> And I couldn't do that.
> >> Or maybe link operation for devfs just needs to be taught about creating 
> >> subdirectories on demand. I don't know.  
> > 
> > you can create links with devfs - man devfs.conf
> > [...]
> > link    This action creates a symbolic link named arg that points to
> >              devname, the name of the device created by devfs(5).
> > [..]  
> 
> I do know that.
> Maybe I wasn't clear enough: "/dev/deviceX" was existing device node and 
> I needed to create "/dev/subdirX/device" link, where directory 
> "/dev/subdirX" didn't exist.
> Any help on this?

Not sure, but like someone mentioned parts of the system create this (geom?) . you can check its code to see how its done.

good luck,
B
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