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From: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
To: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
Cc: Werner Almesberger <wa@almesberger.net>,
	Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>,
	Rusty Lynch <rusty@linux.co.intel.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG] sysfs on 2.5.48 unable to remove files while in use
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 15:51:58 +0100 (CET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0211241546290.2109-100000@serv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0211240832460.9014-100000@steklov.math.psu.edu>

Hi,

On Sun, 24 Nov 2002, Alexander Viro wrote:

> c) mkdir creating non-empty directory or rmdir removing non-empty directory
> is *ugly*.  BTW, Roman's "filesystem" for modules in its current form is
> vetoed, as far as I'm concerned - this sort of magic is just plain wrong.

I'm open to alternative ideas.
If the contents of the dir again is controlled by the fs itself, I don't 
really see a problem. You need some way to tell the kernel "please create 
this object and give me an interface to control it".

bye, Roman


      parent reply	other threads:[~2002-11-24 14:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-11-21 15:39 Rusty Lynch
2002-11-21 17:04 ` Patrick Mochel
2002-11-21 17:20   ` Rusty Lynch
2002-11-21 20:45 ` Patrick Mochel
2002-11-21 22:07   ` Rusty Lynch
2002-11-21 23:03     ` Patrick Mochel
2002-11-23  0:32       ` Rusty Lynch
2002-11-25 17:29         ` Patrick Mochel
2002-11-24 13:04       ` Werner Almesberger
2002-11-24 13:38         ` Alexander Viro
2002-11-24 14:32           ` Werner Almesberger
2002-11-25 18:34             ` Patrick Mochel
2002-11-25 19:13               ` Werner Almesberger
2002-11-25 19:40               ` Roman Zippel
2002-11-24 14:51           ` Roman Zippel [this message]

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