Re: New dev model (was [PATCH] delete devfs)

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>]

On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 02:55:39AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> wrote:
> >
> > Changes that remove functionally like Greg's patch are hopefully 
> > still 2.7 stuff - 2.6 is a stable kernel series and smooth upgrades 
> > inside a stable kernel series are a must for many users.
> 
> I don't necessarily agree that such changes in the userspace interface
> should be tied to the kernel version number, really.  That's a three or
> four year warning period, which is unreasonably long.  Six to twelve months
> should be long enough for udev-based replacements to stabilise and
> propagate out into distributions.
> 
> That being said, mid-2005 would be an appropriate time to remove devfs.  If
> that schedule pushes things along faster than they would otherwise have
> progressed, well, good.
>...

I'm currently wondering whether part of our discussion might be about a 
non-issue:

It's true that there's not a pressing need for opening 2.7 today.

But do you assume that this will still be true one year from now?

If 2.7 will open during the next 12 months, "mid-2005" would still be 
after 2.7 opened, and such non-urgent cleanups could then go into 2.7 .

cu
Adrian

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