Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:21:45 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] documentation: make it clear that sysfs is optional |
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On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 07:49:30PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Mon, 27 Jul 2009, Greg KH wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 09:18:24AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > > On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:10:33 -0700 Greg KH wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 09:06:42AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > > > > The original text suggested that sysfs is mandatory and always > > > > > compiled in the kernel. > > > > > > > > But it should be :) > > > > > > Well, you have the option of making it non-optional. > > > > > > > Seriously, who turns sysfs off these days, does anyone? If so, why? > > > > > > Why is it configurable then? > > > > Probably the same reason /proc is configurable. No one ever turns it > > off, but hey, it's possible :) > > But does anyone ever test if the system doesn't go to lunch when you do > that?
I have no idea, I doubt it...
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