Re: devfs patch v4
Adam D. Bradley (artdodge@cs.bu.edu)
Mon, 12 Jan 1998 15:00:03 -0500 (EST)
> > Out of curiousity.. this devfs thing, can it be applied to a 2.0 kernel,
> > or is 2.1.x only?
>
> Well, anything in principle can be backported, but it's a question of
> whether or not it's worthwhile. My view is that by the time devfs
> stabilises and is included in the 2.1.x series, 2.2 will nearly be out
> there. I see no reason to backport things to 2.0.x if 2.2.x is out. If
> there are any reliability problems with 2.2.x, they should be fixed,
> rather than dropping back to 2.0.x and patching that.
Hmm... I seem to remember Linus announcing a feature-freeze, with
hopes of releasing 2.2.0 in the first half of '98. So devfs might
have to remain a "fringe project" until 2.3.0, which won't be far
behind 2.2.0 given how quickly we get bored with "stable" kernels ;-)
(PS - Richard, great work so far!)
Adam
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