linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based /dev

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Date:	Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:53:09 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Ming Lei <tom.leiming@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>, gregkh@...e.de,
	Harald Hoyer <harald@...hat.com>,
	Scott James Remnant <scott@...ntu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based
 /dev

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:18:55AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> 2009/8/6 Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>:
> > Here's the devtmpfs patch again.  For .32 it's a simple and clean patch.
> 
> I also prefer devtmpfs.
> 
> Base on devtmpfs, we can remove polling for being ready of some
> asynchronous root device(usb storage, mmc, ....)
> easily before mounting rootfs.
> 
>       http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124955163908015&w=2
>       http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124955166508077&w=2

Yes, I like your patches, they are in my "to apply" queue, I wanted to
make sure the devtmpfs original patch was all ok first before applying.
I'll get to them later this week.

thanks,

greg k-h
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