linux-kernel - Re: [patch 00/13] devtmpfs patches

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Message-ID: <ac3eb2510905111016u1a79defctff3578688ee36f00@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 May 2009 19:16:58 +0200
From:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Fabio Comolli <fabio.comolli@...il.com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 00/13] devtmpfs patches

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 18:40, Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:
> The goal for kernel compile options is that they do not affect the
> kernels behavior.  The behavior in devmtmpfs clearly does not match
> that rule.  The kernel acts very different with it compiled in
> and with it not compiled in. So that section of the code deserves.

It's the same as with any other option, like the ones that enable
dynamic minors.

Kay
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