5 files changed, 3 insertions, 89 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/filesystem.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/filesystem.cpp
index 6187c3c..d49e237 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/filesystem.cpp
@@ -11,18 +11,13 @@ namespace kernel::filesystem::rootfs
 {
   auto filesystem::mount(kstd::shared_ptr<kernel::filesystem::inode> const &) -> operation_result
   {
-    auto rfs_inode = kstd::make_shared<inode>();
-    rfs_inode->add_child("dev");
-    m_root_inode = rfs_inode;
-
+    m_root_inode = kstd::make_shared<inode>();
     return operation_result::success;
   }
 
-  auto filesystem::lookup(kstd::shared_ptr<kernel::filesystem::inode> const & parent, std::string_view name)
+  auto filesystem::lookup(kstd::shared_ptr<kernel::filesystem::inode> const &, std::string_view)
       -> kstd::shared_ptr<kernel::filesystem::inode>
   {
-    if (auto * rfs_inode = static_cast<inode *>(parent.get()))
-      return rfs_inode->lookup_child(name);
     return nullptr;
   }
 }  // namespace kernel::filesystem::rootfs
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/filesystem.tests.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/filesystem.tests.cpp
index 81ac9e4..ae320e9 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/filesystem.tests.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/filesystem.tests.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ SCENARIO("Rootfs filesystem mount and lookup", "[filesystem][rootfs][filesystem]
       REQUIRE(fs.root_inode() != nullptr);
     }
 
-    THEN("looking up the 'dev' directory returns a valid inode")
-    {
-      auto dev_inode = fs.lookup(fs.root_inode(), "dev");
-      REQUIRE(dev_inode != nullptr);
-      REQUIRE(dev_inode->is_directory());
-    }
-
     THEN("looking up a non-existent directory returns null")
     {
       auto non_existent_inode_1 = fs.lookup(fs.root_inode(), "");
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.cpp
index d099676..2ad4815 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 #include <kstd/memory>
 #include <kstd/string>
 
-#include <algorithm>
 #include <cstddef>
-#include <string_view>
-#include <utility>
 
 namespace kernel::filesystem::rootfs
 {
@@ -21,20 +18,4 @@ namespace kernel::filesystem::rootfs
   {
     return 0;
   }
-
-  auto inode::add_child(std::string_view name) -> void
-  {
-    m_children.push_back(std::make_pair(kstd::string{name}, kstd::make_shared<inode>()));
-  }
-
-  auto inode::lookup_child(std::string_view name) -> kstd::shared_ptr<inode>
-  {
-    auto it = std::ranges::find_if(m_children, [&](auto const & pair) { return pair.first == name; });
-    return (it != m_children.end()) ? it->second : nullptr;
-  }
-
-  auto inode::is_directory() const -> bool
-  {
-    return true;
-  }
 }  // namespace kernel::filesystem::rootfs
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.tests.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.tests.cpp
index 7cc217f..f4b634f 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.tests.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.tests.cpp
@@ -6,53 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
 
-SCENARIO("Rootfs inode creation", "[filesystem][rootfs][inode]")
-{
-  GIVEN("a rootfs inode")
-  {
-    auto inode = kernel::filesystem::rootfs::inode{};
-
-    THEN("the inode has the correct kind")
-    {
-      REQUIRE(inode.is_directory());
-      REQUIRE_FALSE(inode.is_device());
-      REQUIRE_FALSE(inode.is_regular());
-      REQUIRE_FALSE(inode.is_symbolic_link());
-    }
-
-    THEN("the inode has no children")
-    {
-      REQUIRE(inode.lookup_child("child") == nullptr);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-SCENARIO("Rootfs inode child management", "[filesystem][rootfs][inode]")
-{
-  GIVEN("a rootfs inode")
-  {
-    auto inode = kernel::filesystem::rootfs::inode{};
-
-    WHEN("adding a child inode")
-    {
-      inode.add_child("child");
-      inode.add_child("another child");
-
-      THEN("the child can be looked up by name")
-      {
-        auto child_inode = inode.lookup_child("child");
-        REQUIRE(child_inode != nullptr);
-        REQUIRE(child_inode->is_directory());
-      }
-
-      THEN("looking up a non-existent child returns null")
-      {
-        REQUIRE(inode.lookup_child("nonexistent") == nullptr);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 SCENARIO("Rootfs inode read/write", "[filesystem][rootfs][inode]")
 {
   GIVEN("a rootfs inode")
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/vfs.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/vfs.cpp
index 3b3d6ff..67671e2 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/vfs.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/vfs.cpp
@@ -53,15 +53,7 @@ namespace kernel::filesystem
     // mount devfs at /dev (inside rootfs, temporary, will be shadowed)
     auto device_fs = kstd::make_shared<devfs::filesystem>();
     device_fs->mount(nullptr);
-
-    if (auto dev_mount_point_dentry = resolve_path("/dev"))
-    {
-      do_mount_internal(dev_mount_point_dentry, root_mount, device_fs);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      kapi::system::panic("[FILESYSTEM] failed to resolve /dev for initial devfs mount.");
-    }
+    graft_persistent_device_fs(device_fs);
 
     // mount boot fs at / (shadows rootfs), re-graft devfs
     if (auto boot_device_dentry = resolve_path("/dev/ram0"))