From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 14 May 2002 11:33:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 14 May 2002 11:33:52 -0400 Received: from imladris.infradead.org ([194.205.184.45]:50450 "EHLO phoenix.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 14 May 2002 11:33:51 -0400 Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 16:33:47 +0100 From: Christoph Hellwig To: Richard Gooch Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] remove compat code for old devfs naming scheme Message-ID: <20020514163347.A5474@infradead.org> Mail-Followup-To: Christoph Hellwig , Richard Gooch , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20020514125339.A23979@infradead.org> <200205141435.g4EEZ3V07379@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> <20020514155508.A31292@infradead.org> <200205141459.g4EExfU07828@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 08:59:41AM -0600, Richard Gooch wrote: > The reason to support it is because lots of people are depending on > it. A lot of systems would break for no real gain. This code is in the > init section, so the memory will be freed before init(8) starts. > > The code should stay. In 2.5, I can move it into the mini devfsd that > will go into the initial rootfs. Exactly how many system exist which a) still use the two or three year old devfs naming scheme for their root= command line b) use current 2.5 kernels and c) have users not capable of translating that syntax to either the new devfs or traditional Linux syntax? I don't think there are more then about ten, and no I _absolutely_ do not consider that a reason to bloat the kernel, even if it is just source and image bloat.