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

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Message-ID: <20090918102540.0a683607@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:25:40 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
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

> > Christoph has already nacked the code and indicated some problems (albeit
> > in his inimitably friendly fashion) so you had at least one review, you
> > just apparently didn't like the answer.
> 
> No, he did not point out any technical problem with the code that I can
> find.  I asked for details, but he's probably on a plane at the moment.

I quote:

"this touches init code to mount stuff inside the namespace fro ma
filesystem driver which is a big no-go"

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