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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703040604330.16320@CPE00045a9c397f-CM001225dbafb6>
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

-- 
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Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry
Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA

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