linux-kernel - Re: [RFC Aufs2 #3 2/2] split 'xino' entry under sysfs

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Date:	Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:44:37 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	hooanon05@...oo.co.jp
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC Aufs2 #3 2/2] split 'xino' entry under sysfs

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 02:15:49PM +0900, hooanon05@...oo.co.jp wrote:
> 
> Greg KH:
> > Looks like a good start, if you are _sure_ you need sysfs files :)
> 
> I believe those paths are important to users.
> When CONFIG_SYSFS is disabled, they are printed in /proc/mounts (and has
> severer limit).

No one disables sysfs that I know of.  Heck, my phone enables sysfs...

> Addition to set limit, there is one more reason to adopt seq_file.
> Because the printed string is a path, it may contain unprintable
> characters. seq_file has a good interface seq_path() which supports
> escaping such characters.

That is true.  Ok, let's see the final result and I'll be glad to look
at it.

thanks,

greg k-h
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