linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for May 1 (devtmpfs)

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Message-ID: <20090501165551.GA1889@puku.stupidest.org>
Date:	Fri, 1 May 2009 09:55:52 -0700
From:	Chris Wedgwood <cw@...f.org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Cc:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for May 1 (devtmpfs)

On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 08:28:33AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:

> drivers/base/devtmpfs.c:41: error: implicit declaration of function 'vfs_mkdir'
> drivers/base/devtmpfs.c:46: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type

[...]

Why is devtmpfs in linux-next?  My read of the thread so far seems to
indicate there is considerable uncertainty that this is necessary or
desirable.

Without going into the meris of devtmpfs, I think if nothing else it's
still too early to make a decision on whether to merge this or not.

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