Re: [GIT PATCH] Remove devfs from 2.6.12-git

From: Daniel Phillips
Date: Mon Jul 18 2005 - 17:30:52 EST


On Tuesday 19 July 2005 06:12, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> What is more news to me:
> ( http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-FAQ )
> Q: Why was devfs marked OBSOLETE if udev is not finished yet?
> A: To quote Al Viro (Linux VFS kernel maintainer):
> ==> - the devfs maintainer/author disappeared and stoped maintaining the
> code

Chased out by the same Al Viro, more like it. Not that I like devfs at all,
but it's a shame to see such revisionism in an otherwise respectable
document.

Regards,

Daniel
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