From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261247AbVFLT3X (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:29:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261252AbVFLT2a (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:28:30 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.177]:23264 "EHLO moutng.kundenserver.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261589AbVFLScL (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:32:11 -0400 Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:32:05 +0200 (CEST) From: Armin Schindler To: Ed Tomlinson Cc: Greg K-H , Linux Kernel Mailinglist Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove devfs_mk_cdev() function from the kernel tree In-Reply-To: <200506121136.35511.tomlins@cam.org> Message-ID: References: <11184761113499@kroah.com> <200506120929.03212.tomlins@cam.org> <200506121136.35511.tomlins@cam.org> Organization: Cytronics & Melware MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Provags-ID: kundenserver.de abuse@kundenserver.de login:4f0aeee4703bc17a8237042c4702a75a Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, Ed Tomlinson wrote: > On Sunday 12 June 2005 09:51, Armin Schindler wrote: > > On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, Ed Tomlinson wrote: > > > On Sunday 12 June 2005 04:44, Armin Schindler wrote: > > > > It didn't follow the development, is devfs now obsolete in kernel? > > > > If not, these funktions still makes sense. > > > > > > > Armin, > > > > > > From Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt > > > > > > What: devfs > > > When: July 2005 > > > Files: fs/devfs/*, include/linux/devfs_fs*.h and assorted devfs > > > function calls throughout the kernel tree > > > Why: It has been unmaintained for a number of years, has unfixable > > > races, contains a naming policy within the kernel that is > > > against the LSB, and can be replaced by using udev. > > > Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman > > > > > > This should not a surprise to anyone... > > > > I know the status of devfs, but I never thought the removal will be > > done in the middle of a stable line... > > Armin, > > Its all the same in 2.6 - the 2.odd.x development, 2.even.x stable model is no longer > being used. The current Linus kernel is 2.6.11.12, where the last .12 is the latest > 2.6.11 kernel with VIF (very important fixes) applied. Yes, I know and I like this new model. But I didn't get the idea of changing 'major' things from e.g. 2.6.11 to 2.6.12. Thanks for the explanation. Armin