linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Remove broken by design and by implementation devtmpfs maintenance disaster

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Message-ID: <20090917132909.GB4779@kroah.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:29:09 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove broken by design and by implementation devtmpfs
	maintenance disaster

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 02:05:48PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:57:59 -0700
> Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 01:23:39AM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> > > 
> > > devtmpfs has numerous problems.  The once I see from a quick review.
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > I'm confused, why did you not at least cc: Kay and I on this message, if
> > I was a paranoid person, I would think that you were somehow trying to
> > skirt around us for some unknown reason :(
> > 
> > I think Kay has raised the proper points already.
> 
> I've seen nacks from Christoph and from Eric and it seems Al Viro has yet
> to review devtmpfs. I'd like to see Al's opinion personally.

That's fine, but as it's just using the standard tmpfs interfaces that
other in-kernel virtual filesystems use, it shouldn't need that much
review.  The code is quite small as well, and I thought Al was still on
an extended vacation.

This code has been reviewed and posted numerous times for over 6 months
now, which should be plenty of time for us to be waiting for a review,
don't you?

thanks,

greg k-h
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