linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] more ftape removal

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Date:	Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:24:27 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] more ftape removal

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 11:36:37AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Adrian Bunk wrote:
>>> This patch removes some more ftape code.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
>> this affects userspace exported headers, so I'm not sure we want to kill 
>> that.  even if the interface is gone is current kernels, people might 
>> want to build binaries against these headers that work on older kernels.
> 
> Can you be more specific?
> 
> Building ftape-utils has already been broken by you removing four 
> userspace exported ftape headers in your ftape removal patch.

One would expect that to break.  I'm more concerned about things like 
util-linux or mt-st.

But you're right, we should probably remove everything at a set.

	Jeff



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