Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932402AbVIKDMP (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:12:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932411AbVIKDMP (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:12:15 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:17815 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932402AbVIKDMO (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:12:14 -0400 Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:07:26 -0700 From: Greg KH To: David Lang Cc: Linus Torvalds , Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] Remove devfs from 2.6.13 Message-ID: <20050911030726.GA20462@suse.de> References: <20050909214542.GA29200@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1442 Lines: 36 On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 05:48:05PM -0700, David Lang wrote: > On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Greg KH wrote: > > >Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 14:45:42 -0700 > >From: Greg KH > >To: Linus Torvalds , Andrew Morton > >Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > >Subject: [GIT PATCH] Remove devfs from 2.6.13 > > > >Here are the same "delete devfs" patches that I submitted for 2.6.12. > >It rips out all of devfs from the kernel and ends up saving a lot of > >space. Since 2.6.13 came out, I have seen no complaints about the fact > >that devfs was not able to be enabled anymore, and in fact, a lot of > >different subsystems have already been deleting devfs support for a > >while now, with apparently no complaints (due to the lack of users.) > > do you really think that there have been that many people who have shifted > to 2.6.13 in less then 2 weeks since release? Ok, how long should I wait then? > I know that you take personal offense to this code existing, but Andrew > pointed out when you proposed these patches before that we need to be > acareful here I know, that's fine. But if I don't keep trying, how will it ever happen? :) thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/