Re: The /tmp and modules_install saga

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 13:04:11 +0100 (BST)


> was required if you're going to use /tmp. He got offered several ways
> to avoid using files at all - don't know if he changed anything - but
> I had occasion to set up a script that uses tmp files a couple of days

I sent Linus a diff to use /lib/modules for the small work files, Linus
stripped the $$ parts out of this (pointing out if two people are doing
a make modules_install at the same time you have a problem anyway) and used it.

Alan

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