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SubjectRe: [PATCH] delete devfs
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 11:55:12 +0200, Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org> wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 22. Juli 2004 08:49 schrieb Greg KH:
> > > Interesting, but we are not talking about an _internal_ API here.
> > > It's about blocking the upgrade path.
> >
> > There is no such block. udev has a full devfs compatibility mode, I made
> > sure of that before every suggesting that a change like this happen.
>
> A smooth upgrade is replacing the kernel image, rerun lilo and reboot.
> There's very good reason to remove devfs from 2.7.0, but almost none
> to remove it from 2.6.X (unless Richard turns up and rewrites it from scratch)
> Breaking existing setup is acceptable only if you can do nothing else.

I tend to agree with you even though I still have to read the "MOM" regarding
what has been discussed yesterday.

If I'm not wrong, there is not plan to fork a 2.7 kernel anytime soon,
so this kind of patch that brokes only a few users will probably be included
in 2.6.*

Ciao,

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