From: Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [GIT PATCH] Remove devfs from 2.6.16
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:23:38 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060320212338.GA11571@kroah.com> (raw)
They are the same "delete devfs" patches that I submitted for 2.6.12 and
2.6.13 and 2.6.14 and 2.6.15. It rips out all of devfs from the kernel
and ends up saving a lot of space. Since 2.6.13 came out, I have seen
no complaints about the fact that devfs was not able to be enabled
anymore, and in fact, a lot of different subsystems have already been
deleting devfs support for a while now, with apparently no complaints
(due to the lack of users.)
It's also been over 8 months past the date when we said we would delete
devfs from the kernel tree in the file,
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt, and over one and one half
years since we publicly announced to the world that devfs would be
removed from the kernel tree. So, I think people have had plenty of
advance notice that this was going to happen by now :)
Please pull from:
rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/devfs-2.6.git/
or if master.kernel.org hasn't synced up yet:
master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/devfs-2.6.git/
I've posted all of these patches before, but if people really want to look at them, they can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/gregkh-2.6/gregkh-05-devfs/
Also, if people _really_ are in love with the idea of an in-kernel
devfs, I have posted a patch that does this in about 300 lines of code,
called ndevfs. It is available in the archives if anyone wants to use
that instead (it is quite easy to maintain that patch outside of the
kernel tree, due to it only needing 3 hooks into the main kernel tree.)
thanks,
greg k-h
Documentation/DocBook/kernel-api.tmpl | 5
Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ChangeLog | 1977 ---------------
Documentation/filesystems/devfs/README | 1959 ---------------
Documentation/filesystems/devfs/ToDo | 40
Documentation/filesystems/devfs/boot-options | 65
arch/i386/kernel/microcode.c | 1
arch/ppc/4xx_io/serial_sicc.c | 2
arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4/sq.c | 1
arch/sparc64/solaris/socksys.c | 4
arch/um/drivers/line.c | 2
arch/um/drivers/ssl.c | 1
arch/um/drivers/stdio_console.c | 1
arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c | 18
arch/um/include/line.h | 1
drivers/block/DAC960.c | 1
drivers/block/acsi.c | 5
drivers/block/acsi_slm.c | 10
drivers/block/cciss.c | 1
drivers/block/cpqarray.c | 5
drivers/block/floppy.c | 55
drivers/block/loop.c | 6
drivers/block/nbd.c | 5
drivers/block/paride/pg.c | 18
drivers/block/paride/pt.c | 21
drivers/block/pktcdvd.c | 1
drivers/block/ps2esdi.c | 1
drivers/block/rd.c | 5
drivers/block/swim3.c | 4
drivers/block/sx8.c | 5
drivers/block/ub.c | 6
drivers/block/umem.c | 1
drivers/block/viodasd.c | 3
drivers/block/xd.c | 1
drivers/block/z2ram.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/aztcd.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/cdu31a.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/cm206.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/gscd.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/mcdx.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/optcd.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.c | 6
drivers/cdrom/sjcd.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/sonycd535.c | 1
drivers/cdrom/viocd.c | 3
drivers/char/cyclades.c | 1
drivers/char/dsp56k.c | 10
drivers/char/dtlk.c | 5
drivers/char/epca.c | 1
drivers/char/esp.c | 1
drivers/char/ftape/zftape/zftape-init.c | 25
drivers/char/hvc_console.c | 1
drivers/char/hvcs.c | 1
drivers/char/hvsi.c | 1
drivers/char/ip2main.c | 24
drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_devintf.c | 13
drivers/char/isicom.c | 1
drivers/char/istallion.c | 13
drivers/char/lp.c | 7
drivers/char/mem.c | 6
drivers/char/misc.c | 15
drivers/char/mmtimer.c | 2
drivers/char/moxa.c | 1
drivers/char/ppdev.c | 15
drivers/char/pty.c | 8
drivers/char/raw.c | 15
drivers/char/riscom8.c | 1
drivers/char/rocket.c | 5
drivers/char/serial167.c | 1
drivers/char/stallion.c | 14
drivers/char/tipar.c | 17
drivers/char/tty_io.c | 17
drivers/char/vc_screen.c | 11
drivers/char/viocons.c | 1
drivers/char/viotape.c | 10
drivers/char/vme_scc.c | 1
drivers/char/vt.c | 2
drivers/ide/ide-cd.c | 2
drivers/ide/ide-disk.c | 2
drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c | 1
drivers/ide/ide-probe.c | 11
drivers/ide/ide-tape.c | 12
drivers/ide/ide.c | 10
drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c | 22
drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.c | 14
drivers/ieee1394/ieee1394_core.h | 1
drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c | 6
drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c | 14
drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c | 1
drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c | 5
drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divamnt.c | 3
drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasi.c | 3
drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c | 3
drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_tty.c | 3
drivers/macintosh/adb.c | 3
drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c | 30
drivers/md/dm.c | 2
drivers/md/md.c | 30
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c | 13
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.h | 1
drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.h | 4
drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-budget/dvb-ttusb-budget.c | 11
drivers/media/radio/miropcm20-rds.c | 1
drivers/media/video/arv.c | 1
drivers/media/video/videodev.c | 7
drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c | 1
drivers/mmc/mmc_block.c | 4
drivers/net/ppp_generic.c | 9
drivers/net/tun.c | 1
drivers/net/wan/cosa.c | 14
drivers/s390/block/dasd.c | 4
drivers/s390/block/dasd_genhd.c | 2
drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h | 1
drivers/s390/block/xpram.c | 6
drivers/s390/char/monreader.c | 1
drivers/s390/char/tty3270.c | 3
drivers/s390/crypto/z90main.c | 1
drivers/s390/net/ctctty.c | 2
drivers/sbus/char/bpp.c | 9
drivers/sbus/char/vfc.h | 2
drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c | 7
drivers/scsi/osst.c | 24
drivers/scsi/scsi.c | 3
drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c | 6
drivers/scsi/sd.c | 2
drivers/scsi/sg.c | 10
drivers/scsi/sr.c | 2
drivers/scsi/st.c | 20
drivers/serial/21285.c | 1
drivers/serial/8250.c | 1
drivers/serial/at91_serial.c | 1
drivers/serial/au1x00_uart.c | 1
drivers/serial/crisv10.c | 2
drivers/serial/dz.c | 4
drivers/serial/imx.c | 1
drivers/serial/ip22zilog.c | 1
drivers/serial/m32r_sio.c | 1
drivers/serial/mcfserial.c | 1
drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c | 1
drivers/serial/mpsc.c | 2
drivers/serial/pmac_zilog.c | 1
drivers/serial/pxa.c | 1
drivers/serial/s3c2410.c | 2
drivers/serial/sa1100.c | 1
drivers/serial/serial_core.c | 5
drivers/serial/serial_txx9.c | 3
drivers/serial/sh-sci.c | 3
drivers/serial/sunsab.c | 1
drivers/serial/sunsu.c | 1
drivers/serial/sunzilog.c | 1
drivers/serial/v850e_uart.c | 1
drivers/serial/vr41xx_siu.c | 1
drivers/tc/zs.c | 3
drivers/telephony/phonedev.c | 4
drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c | 3
drivers/usb/gadget/serial.c | 3
drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c | 3
drivers/video/fbmem.c | 5
fs/Makefile | 1
fs/block_dev.c | 1
fs/char_dev.c | 1
fs/coda/psdev.c | 23
fs/compat_ioctl.c | 1
fs/devfs/Makefile | 8
fs/devfs/base.c | 2836 ----------------------
fs/devfs/util.c | 97
fs/partitions/Makefile | 1
fs/partitions/check.c | 32
fs/partitions/devfs.c | 130 -
fs/partitions/devfs.h | 10
include/asm-ppc/ocp.h | 1
include/linux/compat_ioctl.h | 5
include/linux/devfs_fs.h | 41
include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h | 58
include/linux/fb.h | 1
include/linux/genhd.h | 2
include/linux/ide.h | 1
include/linux/miscdevice.h | 1
include/linux/serial_core.h | 1
include/linux/tty_driver.h | 14
include/linux/videodev2.h | 1
include/scsi/scsi_device.h | 1
init/Makefile | 1
init/do_mounts.c | 8
init/do_mounts.h | 16
init/do_mounts_devfs.c | 137 -
init/do_mounts_initrd.c | 6
init/do_mounts_md.c | 7
init/do_mounts_rd.c | 4
init/main.c | 1
mm/shmem.c | 5
mm/tiny-shmem.c | 4
net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c | 3
net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c | 1
net/irda/irnet/irnet.h | 1
sound/core/info.c | 1
sound/core/sound.c | 24
sound/oss/soundcard.c | 16
sound/sound_core.c | 6
198 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 8331 deletions(-)
---------------
Greg Kroah-Hartman:
devfs: Remove devfs from the kernel tree
devfs: Remove devfs documentation from the kernel tree
devfs: Remove devfs from the partition code
devfs: Remove devfs from the init code
devfs: Remove devfs support from the serial subsystem
devfs: Remove devfs support from the SCSI subsystem
devfs: Remove devfs support from the ide subsystem.
devfs: Remove devfs support from the IEE1394 subsystem
devfs: Remove devfs_*_tape() functions from the kernel tree
devfs: Remove devfs_mk_dir() function from the kernel tree
devfs: Remove devfs_mk_symlink() function from the kernel tree
devfs: Remove devfs_mk_bdev() function from the kernel tree
devfs: Remove devfs_mk_cdev() function from the kernel tree
devfs: Remove devfs_remove() function from the kernel tree
devfs: Remove the devfs_fs_kernel.h file from the tree
devfs: Remove the miscdevice devfs_name field as it's no longer needed
devfs: Remove the gendisk devfs_name field as it's no longer needed
devfs: Remove the videodevice devfs_name field as it's no longer needed
devfs: Remove the line_driver devfs_name field as it's no longer needed
devfs: Remove the tty_driver devfs_name field as it's no longer needed
devfs: Rename TTY_DRIVER_NO_DEVFS to TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV
devfs: Last little devfs cleanups throughout the kernel tree.
next reply other threads:[~2006-03-20 21:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-03-20 21:23 Greg KH [this message]
2006-03-20 21:32 ` [GIT PATCH] Remove devfs from 2.6.16 Randy.Dunlap
2006-03-20 21:34 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-03-20 21:40 ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-03-20 22:02 ` Greg KH
2006-03-20 23:58 ` Olivier Galibert
2006-03-21 0:05 ` Dave Jones
2006-03-21 7:15 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-03-21 12:47 ` Olivier Galibert
2006-03-23 3:33 ` Kalin KOZHUHAROV
2006-03-23 21:29 ` Adrian Bunk
2006-03-28 22:30 ` Bill Davidsen
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