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Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 01:35:51 +0100
From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk
To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl
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Subject: Re: [CFT] more kdev_t-ectomy
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On Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 01:56:34AM +0200, Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
 
> [But should anyone want: globally s/kdev_t/dev_t/ and a small edit
> of kdev_t.h suffices.]

Please, don't.  Right now kdev_t instances serve as a useful indicator:
"it's still a mess, FIXME".  There are valid uses of dev_t and global
s/kdev_t/dev_t/ would achieve only one thing - mix them with junk.