> I'm wondering if a totally userspace solution could replace devs ?
> Something using hotplug + sysfs and creating directories/nodes as they
> appear on the system. This way, the policy (how do I name what) could be
> moved out of the kernel.
Guys, may I remind you that Oct 31 had been more than a week ago?
Devfs *is* a race-ridden pile of crap, but we are in a goddamn feature
freeze, so let's get real.
Interfaces can and should be cleaned up. Ditto for semantics of
registering/unregistering - that allows to make glue in drivers more
straightforward. Majestic flamewars about removing the thing completely/
moving it to userland/etc. are exercises in masturbation by that point.
Again, WE ARE IN FEATURE FREEZE.
Now, does somebody have technical comments on the proposed changes?
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