Re: [PATCH][2.6.3-mm2] unregister path on devfs_remove

[Andrew Morton]

Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The patch implements cleanup of device path on devfs_remove. It does not
> use extra counters as was suggested once - rather it simply removes all
> empty directories. Manually created directories (and connecting paths)
> are preserved and cleaned up on rmdir/unlink.
> 
> The creation/removing of path is not atomic; it will be addressed later.
> It apparently requires replacing per-directory locks with global one;
> using extra counters does not actually helps here.
> 
> This patch will cause devfs_remove on directories emit warning in most
> cases. Removing connecting directories makes no sense with this change
> so if it is agreed upon I send patch that removes all
> devfs_remove("directory") from kernel.

Well could you please either send that patch or remove the warning?  I get
way too much mail when -mm kernels start spitting new warnings.

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