linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based /dev

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Date:	Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:49:21 +0300
From:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>, gregkh@...e.de,
	Harald Hoyer <harald@...hat.com>,
	Scott James Remnant <scott@...ntu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based /dev

Greg KH wrote:
> It's much faster than udev, and is equivalent to a static /dev with the
> exception that the group and permission settings that you are used to.
> udev then needs to come along and make those settings, but that's so
> frickin fast it's amazing.

Sounds great!

> So, test it out and see if you want to verify this.

Ok, can you post a patch against .30?


Thanks!

--
Al

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