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DateSat, 17 Apr 2004 00:46:02 +0100
From viro@parcelfa ...
SubjectRe: [RFC] fix sysfs symlinks
On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 03:37:32PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:

> Since when did we ever assume that renaming a kobject would rename the
> symlinks that might point to it?  Renaming kobjects are a hack that way,
> if you use them, you need to be aware of this limitation.

Since we assume that these symlinks actually reflect some relationship
between the objects and are really needed for something.  If they are
not - why the hell do we keep them at all?
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