Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:08:56 +0200 | From | Paolo Ciarrocchi <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] delete devfs |
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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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