Re: [PATCH] Remove devfs_mk_cdev() function from the kernel tree

[Armin Schindler]

On Sun, 12 Jun 2005, Ed Tomlinson wrote:
> On Sunday 12 June 2005 04:44, Armin Schindler wrote:
> > It didn't follow the development, is devfs now obsolete in kernel?
> > If not, these funktions still makes sense.
> > 
> Armin,
> 
> From Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> 
> What:   devfs
> When:   July 2005
> Files:  fs/devfs/*, include/linux/devfs_fs*.h and assorted devfs
>         function calls throughout the kernel tree
> Why:    It has been unmaintained for a number of years, has unfixable
>         races, contains a naming policy within the kernel that is
>         against the LSB, and can be replaced by using udev.
> Who:    Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This should not a surprise to anyone...

I know the status of devfs, but I never thought the removal will be
done in the middle of a stable line...

Armin
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