lists.openwall.net   lists  /  announce  owl-users  owl-dev  john-users  john-dev  passwdqc-users  yescrypt  popa3d-users  /  oss-security  kernel-hardening  musl  sabotage  tlsify  passwords  /  crypt-dev  xvendor  /  Bugtraq  Full-Disclosure  linux-kernel  linux-netdev  linux-ext4  linux-hardening  linux-cve-announce  PHC 
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
 
Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.
[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Date:	Sun, 4 Mar 2007 06:08:04 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: [PATCH] KCONFIG:  Set the default for the deprecated sysfs entries
 to N.


  Set the default for creating deprecated sysfs files to "no".

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...dspring.com>

---

  Given that the help info for this entry states that "None of these
features or values should be used today," it makes more sense for the
config entry to default to no, wouldn't you think?

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index f977086..7fa74ca 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ config CPUSETS

 config SYSFS_DEPRECATED
 	bool "Create deprecated sysfs files"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  This option creates deprecated symlinks such as the
 	  "device"-link, the <subsystem>:<name>-link, and the

-- 
========================================================================
Robert P. J. Day
Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry
Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA

http://fsdev.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
========================================================================
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Powered by blists - more mailing lists

Powered by Openwall GNU/*/Linux Powered by OpenVZ