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

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Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:05:06 -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 Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:25:40AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > 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"

{sigh}

And I responded with a specific question about this, asking what he ment
by it, and referred to a line in the patch, as he had not pointed out
specifically what he was referring to, and asking for a clarification.

This was also the first time I had heard that complaint from what I
recall, so it was new to me.

thanks,

greg k-h
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