Re: [patch-2.3.47] /proc/driver/microcode -> /dev/cpu/microcode

From: Horst von Brand (vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl)
Date: Fri Feb 25 2000 - 22:55:46 EST


David Lang <dlang@diginsite.com> said:
> Ted, I may be wrong, but as I understand it part of the issue is that
> /proc does not handle permissions properly (if at all) while devfs does
> (even if not everyone is thrilled by how they are handles, at least there
> is some attempt to do so)

Fixing permissions for /devfs isn't easier than doing so for /proc, it is
the exact same problem. And no real solution has surfaced yet AFAIK.

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