Re: Why /dev/sdc1 doesn't show up...

From: Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Date: Tue Nov 19 2002 - 15:58:13 EST


In message <20021119000924.GD6989@redhat.com> you write:
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 10:49:21AM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > In message <Pine.GSO.4.21.0211180403440.23400-100000@steklov.math.psu.edu>
you
> > write:
> > > Not really. For case in question (block devices) there is only one path
> > > and I'd rather keep it that way, thank you very much.
> >
> > See other posting. This is a fundamental design decision, and it's
> > not changing. Sorry.
>
> Then you'll have to back out the patch to module.c because it's already
> changed.

Yeah, I just noticed. To be honest, I was wrong. And the code
shouldn't be put back until (if ever) I have a solution which solves
the races and *doesn't* break working code.

And meanwhile, there are more important things (like reducing the 400k
overhead of CONFIG_KALLSYMS adds to the kernel).

Sorry for the overzealousness,
Rusty.

--
  Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
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