Re: [PATCH] Remove broken by design and by implementation devtmpfsmaintenance disaster

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Sep 17 2009 - 09:29:39 EST


On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 02:05:48PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:57:59 -0700
> Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 01:23:39AM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> > >
> > > devtmpfs has numerous problems. The once I see from a quick review.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > I'm confused, why did you not at least cc: Kay and I on this message, if
> > I was a paranoid person, I would think that you were somehow trying to
> > skirt around us for some unknown reason :(
> >
> > I think Kay has raised the proper points already.
>
> I've seen nacks from Christoph and from Eric and it seems Al Viro has yet
> to review devtmpfs. I'd like to see Al's opinion personally.

That's fine, but as it's just using the standard tmpfs interfaces that
other in-kernel virtual filesystems use, it shouldn't need that much
review. The code is quite small as well, and I thought Al was still on
an extended vacation.

This code has been reviewed and posted numerous times for over 6 months
now, which should be plenty of time for us to be waiting for a review,
don't you?

thanks,

greg k-h
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