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Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:09:04 +0100
From: Oliver Feiler <kiza@gmx.net>
To: Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca>
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Subject: Re: Removing files in devfs
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Richard Gooch wrote:
> 
> What is "every other system"?
> 

	Sorry, the last mail didn't get a followup to the list... that should 
explain it:

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>>>>> "oliver" == Oliver Feiler <kiza@gmxpro.net> writes:

oliver> Juan Quintela wrote:
>> 
>> Since 2.4.16-preX, you can't remove a {file,symlink} in devfs created
>> by devfs :(

oliver> Hmm, that'll be it. Since the other systems I tried were both running
oliver> 2.4.17 kernels and I'm with .16 at the moment. Thanks for the hint.  


this patch should make the trick (it is a workaround, but it is not
trivial to do it an easier way without still more incestuous
relations,  Wating for Richard to do something to the respect.

Later, Juan.

diff -u linux/fs/super.c.orig linux/fs/super.c
--- linux/fs/super.c.orig       Fri Jan  4 21:28:24 2002
+++ linux/fs/super.c    Fri Jan  4 21:09:45 2002
@@ -1056,8 +1056,8 @@
        putname(fs_names);
        if (path_start >= 0) {
                name = path + path_start;
-               devfs_mk_symlink (NULL, "root", DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT,
-                                 name + 5, NULL, NULL);
+//             devfs_mk_symlink (NULL, "root", DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT,
+//                               name + 5, NULL, NULL);
                memcpy (name, "/dev/", 5);
        }
        vfsmnt = alloc_vfsmnt();


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