From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 22 May 2001 18:35:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 22 May 2001 18:35:20 -0400 Received: from [195.63.194.11] ([195.63.194.11]:55812 "EHLO mail.stock-world.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 22 May 2001 18:35:12 -0400 Message-ID: <3B0AE964.C9346FD2@evision-ventures.com> Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 00:34:12 +0200 From: Martin Dalecki X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2 i686) X-Accept-Language: en, de MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@transmeta.com, viro@math.psu.edu Subject: Re: [PATCH] struct char_device In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote: > > Martin Dalecki writes: > > > Erm... I wasn't talking about the DESIRED state of affairs! > > I was talking about the CURRENT state of affairs. OK? > > Oh, but in 1995 it was quite possible to compile the kernel > with kdev_t a pointer type, and I have done it several times since. Yes I remember but unfortunately some big L* did ignore your *fine* efforts entierly in favour of developing /proc and /dev/random and other crap maybe? > The kernel keeps growing, so each time it is more work than > the previous time. > > > At least you have admitted that you where the one responsible > > for the design of this MESS. > > Thank you! However, you give me too much honour. Well ... you ask for it in the corresponding header ;-). But it isn't yours fault indeed I admit... I know the discussions from memmory since I'm returning REGULARLY to this topic in intervals of about between 6 and 24 months since about maybe already 6 years!!! Currently they have just started to hurt seriously. And please remember the change I have mentioned above wasn't intended as developement but just only as an experiment... Well let's us stop throw flames at each other. Please have a tight look at the following *EXPERIMENT* I have already done. It's really really only intended to mark the places where the full mess shows it's ugly head: http://www.dalecki.de/big-002.diff