Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:17:53 +0100 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] PPC64 iSeries viodasd proc file |
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On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 11:09:40AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Stephen Rothwell wrote: > >Hi Andrew, > > > >This patch adds a proc file for viodasd so to make it > >easier to enumerate the available disks. It is in a > >(somewhat) strange format to try for a simple level of > >compatability with the old viodasd code (that was in a > >couple of vendor's kernels). > > Exporting redundant information from procfs is a step backwards, since > we have sysfs. > > I would prefer not to apply this. Upstream is for 'getting it right', > not for dragging every little vendor kernel hack along.
Agreed. And the old viodasd reason was rejected exactly because it was such a f***ing mess. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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