Re: [PATCH] SYSFS: Allow boot time switching between deprecated and modern sysfs layout v2

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Wed, Sep 08, 2010 at 07:39:10PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:27:37 +0200
> Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 16:54, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> wrote:
> > > From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
> > >
> > > 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.

Heh, I've edited the wording a bit now.

thanks,

greg k-h