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Subject: Re: [PATCH] don't allow / in class device names
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, Greg KH wrote:

> But isn't a '/' character a valid character for a file or directory
> name?  :) 

don't know which posix doc ulrich drepper is quoting,
but it doesn't seem so:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107669877325770&w=2

regards
maks