From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756245Ab0IHV4v (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:56:51 -0400 Received: from kroah.org ([198.145.64.141]:34047 "EHLO coco.kroah.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756207Ab0IHV4o (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:56:44 -0400 Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:56:30 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Andi Kleen Cc: Kay Sievers , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen , axboe@kernel.dk Subject: Re: [PATCH] SYSFS: Allow boot time switching between deprecated and modern sysfs layout v2 Message-ID: <20100908215630.GA11346@kroah.com> References: <1283957657-17740-1-git-send-email-andi@firstfloor.org> <20100908193910.2d27a33b@basil.nowhere.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100908193910.2d27a33b@basil.nowhere.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Sep 08, 2010 at 07:39:10PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote: > On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:27:37 +0200 > Kay Sievers wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 16:54, Andi Kleen wrote: > > > From: Andi Kleen > > > > > > I have some systems which need legacy sysfs due to old udev > > > versions, and it's a big hazzle to compile separate kernels for > > > them. > > > > It's not udev, it's other tools making wrong assumptions like that > > directories can not be a symlink to a directory, or that a device is > > always the same parent device. It's also not udev which fails on newer > > installations, it's the lack of information in the non-extensible > > deprecated layout which makes all sorts of tools fail. So please > > work-off the text from the old help text instead of blaming the wrong > > things here. :) > > Ok. I can either send out a new patch or Greg can change the description > of v2 to dish out the blame in a Kay approved matter when he merges it. > What you guys prefer. I'll edit the help text when I apply it later on today. Off to catch a 12 hour plane ride... thanks, greg k-h