From: "Joakim Tjernlund" <Joakim.Tjernlund@transmode.se>
To: "'Timur Tabi'" <timur@freescale.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: RE: lseek() on entries in /proc/device-tree returns EINVAL
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:40:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <064101c8a00a$7fc6a0e0$7f53e2a0$@Tjernlund@transmode.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48066C94.5040707@freescale.com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timur Tabi [mailto:timur@freescale.com]
> Sent: den 16 april 2008 23:16
> To: Joakim Tjernlund
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
> Subject: Re: lseek() on entries in /proc/device-tree returns EINVAL
>
> Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
>
> > Good, bb should probably do the same. I just hope Al will allow a grace period and restore
> > the old behavior so bb can catch up.
>
> I don't see any reason why lseek() should not always work. Besides, a "grace
> period" would mean that on some future kernel, older busybox will not work.
Sure, but better a grace period than none at all. Currently no bb
works but with a grace period you can at least tell users to upgrade bb
when the grace period is over.
Jocke
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-16 21:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-16 20:57 lseek() on entries in /proc/device-tree returns EINVAL Timur Tabi
2008-04-16 21:01 ` Scott Wood
2008-04-16 21:09 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2008-04-16 21:10 ` Timur Tabi
2008-04-16 21:13 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2008-04-16 21:16 ` Timur Tabi
2008-04-16 21:40 ` Joakim Tjernlund [this message]
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