Messages in this thread | | | From | Al Boldi <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based /dev | Date | Sat, 8 Aug 2009 21:55:24 +0300 |
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Greg KH wrote: > On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 12:14:39PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote: > > Greg KH wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 12:17:31AM +0300, Al Boldi wrote: > > > > For devtmpfs to be a realistic replacement for static /dev, it has to > > > > be comparable to static /dev in both speed and size. > > > > > > Since when is this requirement necessary? You want something for free > > > in both speed and size? Well, you got it in speed, but not size, it > > > will take up memory that is swapable, and a tiny ammount of > > > non-swapable kernel memory for the code. > > > > Not so tiny when you count in the hotplug dependency. > > devtmpfs does not rely on hotplug at all.
Are you sure?
This is from the patch of this thread: > +config DEVTMPFS > + bool "Create a kernel maintained /dev tmpfs (EXPERIMENTAL)" > + depends on HOTPLUG && SHMEM && TMPFS
Thanks!
-- Al
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