Re: [PATCH] SYSFS: Allow boot time switching between deprecated and modern sysfs layout v2

[Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>]

On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:27:37 +0200
Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 16:54, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> wrote:
> > From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
> >
> > I have some systems which need legacy sysfs due to old udev
> > versions, and it's a big hazzle to compile separate kernels for
> > them.
> 
> It's not udev, it's other tools making wrong assumptions like that
> directories can not be a symlink to a directory, or that a device is
> always the same parent device. It's also not udev which fails on newer
> installations, it's the lack of information in the non-extensible
> deprecated layout which makes all sorts of tools fail. So please
> work-off the text from the old help text instead of blaming the wrong
> things here. :)

Ok. I can either send out a new patch or Greg can change the description
of v2 to dish out the blame in a Kay approved matter when he merges it.
What you guys prefer.

-Andi


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