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  • From: Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • To: sm-commit AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Commit] GIT changes to master grimoire by Ladislav Hagara (148fdc70dae0f67434a121f383bbec8e9c2a57d3)
  • Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 22:22:22 -0700

On Thu, 28 May 2009 02:57:01 +0200
Ladislav Hagara <ladislav.hagara AT unob.cz> wrote:

>
> > > GIT changes to master grimoire by Ladislav Hagara <hgr AT vabo.cz>:
> >
> > > commit 148fdc70dae0f67434a121f383bbec8e9c2a57d3
> > > Author: Ladislav Hagara <hgr AT vabo.cz>
> > > Commit: Ladislav Hagara <hgr AT vabo.cz>
> >
> > > module-init-tools 3.9
> >
> > > +++ b/kernels/module-init-tools/HISTORY
> > > @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> > > +2009-05-27 Ladislav Hagara <hgr AT vabo.cz>
> > > + * DETAILS: 3.9
> > > + * INSTALL: removed modprobe.devfs, not provided upstream
> > > +
> >
> > > +++ b/kernels/module-init-tools/INSTALL
> > > @@ -21,7 +21,4 @@ make install DESTDIR="$INSTALL_ROOT" MANS= &&
> > > if [[ $OLD_TOO == y ]] && [[ -z $INSTALL_ROOT ]]
> > > then
> > > ./generate-modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf
> > > -fi &&
> > > -
> > > -install_config_file modprobe.devfs \
> > > - "$INSTALL_ROOT/etc/modprobe.devfs"
> > > +fi
> >
> > That might be required by devfs, if we still want to maintain that
> > as it's currently supported in /etc/sysconfig/devices.
> >
> > -sandalle
>
> Does anybody still use devfs (with old linux kernel)? Can we
> deprecate it?
> >From /usr/src/linux/Documentation/ABI/removed/devfs:
>
> "
> What: devfs
> Date: July 2005 (scheduled), finally removed in kernel
> v2.6.18 Contact: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh AT suse.de>
> Description:
> devfs has been unmaintained for a number of years, has
> unfixable races, contains a naming policy within the kernel that is
> against the LSB, and can be replaced by using udev.
> The files fs/devfs/*, include/linux/devfs_fs*.h were removed,
> along with the assorted devfs function calls throughout the
> kernel tree.
> "
>
> If devfs is still used we can copy modprobe.devfs from
> module-init-tools 3.8.

If it's truly deprecated upstream, we should probably do likewise.
Those wishing to run older kernels with devfs will have to put
module-init-tools on hold.

-sandalle

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