How increase file name size under \dev\, currently it is defaulted to 32

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How increase file name size under \dev\, currently it is defaulted to 32,

Is there any reason in kernel (or is this the max size of name, in inode)

Basically I want to create symbolic link in /dev/, and some filenames may cross 32 bytes,

If there is any way please let me know,

Thanks

Venkat

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vereddy

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Answer 1

This limit is imposed by

devfs

and is not configurable. See

DEVMAXNAMESIZE

in

xnu/bsd/miscfs/devfs/devfsdefs.h

.

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Answer 2

This limit is imposed by

devfs

and is not configurable. See

DEVMAXNAMESIZE

in

xnu/bsd/miscfs/devfs/devfsdefs.h

.

Share and Enjoy
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Apple Developer Relations, Developer Technical Support, Core OS/Hardware

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