Re: [PATCH RFC 0/3] drivers/char: remove /dev/kmem for good

From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Mon Mar 22 2021 - 05:59:22 EST


On 19.03.21 18:14, Linus Torvalds wrote:
On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 7:35 AM David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Let's start a discussion if /dev/kmem is worth keeping around and
fixing/maintaining or if we should just remove it now for good.

I'll happily do this for the next merge window, but would really want
distros to confirm that they don't enable it.


Thanks, let's wait if someone speaks up. I'll add any details that come up to patch #1 and resend before the next merge window, properly compile-testing on other archs.

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Thanks,

David / dhildenb