Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Dec 2003 18:38:20 -0800 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: DevFS vs. udev |
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Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net> wrote: > > However, if Andrew wants it gone from the kernel there is no point.
I do not. devfs shall remain in 2.6 and shall continue to be supported.
Richard has disappeared but Andrey Borzenkov understands devfs well and performed valuable work on it during 2.5 development.
Nor would I recommend that devfs be removed early from 2.7.x. We should wait until the proposed udev/sysfs solutions have matured in 2.6 and have proven themselves in the field. Only then will we be in a position to confirm that devfs can be removed without causing some people unacceptable levels of grief. There is no rush.
And yes, there are architectural/cleanliness issues with devfs. In 2.5 Adam Richter totally reinventing devfs's internals, basing it around the ramfs infrastructure. If we elect to retain devfs in 2.8 then that effort should be resurrected.
Now would be a good time for someone to feed the whole thing through indent though.
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