linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] um/configs: don't use devtmpfs in defconfig

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Message-ID: <CALkWK0nrDsZiHe2==DQZuHV7id=6gc4UHUj1xXu9jN5cr3SUcQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:36:25 +0530
From:	Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@...il.com>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] um/configs: don't use devtmpfs in defconfig

Richard Weinberger wrote:
> If you don't want devtmpfs, just disable it in your config.

I don't understand: is this not a good default?  Why is creating bogus
devices, confusing systemd, and making um Linux hard to boot
desirable?
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