linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysfs: fix SYSFS_DEPRECATED

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Message-ID: <20091203080341.GA9675@pengutronix.de>
Date:	Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:03:41 +0100
From:	Uwe Kleine-König 
	<u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	kay.sievers@...y.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysfs: fix SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 prompt

Hello,

>  config SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2
> -	bool "remove sysfs features which may confuse old userspace tools"
> +	bool "enable deprecated sysfs features which may confuse old userspace tools"
Is this better?  SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 enables deprecated sysfs features,
but this is done to *not* confuse old userspace tools, isn't it?

Best regards
Uwe

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