linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysfs: Optionally count subdirectories to support buggy applications

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Date:	Mon, 5 Mar 2012 08:47:27 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysfs: Optionally count subdirectories to support buggy applications

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> I don't remember.  I thought there was a proposed patch for this issue
> from Eric, but I don't see it in my queue anywhere.

That patch was an abortion. Adding a config option for behavior like
this is totally bogus, and the only reason for that config option was
that sysfs did silly things.

It's only in -next, though, I was assuming that the whole "Kill nlink
counting" commit never makes it to me. Because I won't take it.

I outlined how the counting could easily be done without actually
having to maintain an explicit count in the sysfs.

Or we should just keep doing the counting.

                    Linus
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