linux-kernel - Re: drivers/uio

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Message-Id: <E1GjjMT-00011e-95@flower>
Date:	Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:29:01 +0000
From:	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>
To:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, olecom@...wer.upol.cz
Subject: Re: drivers/uio

On 2006-11-10, Mister Alan wrote:
> We had a discussion a while back about drivers/uio and the fact the stuff
> was buggy, contained security holes and not really fit/ready for -mm.
> Since that point nobody has fixed it (in part because they are doing
.... and removing ...
> vastly cooler stuff elsewhere in the kernel) so I think its time
> drivers/uio in -mm talk a walk to the bitbucket until someone makes it
> secure and resurrects it if needed.

P.S. Unfortunately, devfs hadn't found its new parents. I hope it will.
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