Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:04:32 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: A users thoughts on the new dev. model | From | hpa@zytor ... |
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> > One problem from a user's point of view is that removal of obsolete code > that works sufficiently for some users. > > Andrew said explicitely in a mail to linux-kernel that he'd consider > removing devfs "mid-2005" - and it didn't sound as if this would only be > a -mm "feature". > > Even if 2.7 is started this doesn't has to imply that it has to be > flooded with big changes - a short 2.7 with relativley few invasive > changes might also be an option. >
There is no difference from a user's point of view between a "short 2.7" and "a close -mm tree." Either way devfs is on death row, because it's buggy and unmaintained. Any piece of code, *especially* one as invasive as devfs, which is buggy and unmaintained is a hassle to for *all* kernel development, and have to be extricated at some point.
-hpa
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