Re: [PATCH] do not check for modprobe or procfs or load module

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On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 00:04 +0400, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> On 10.06.2012 05:41, Ian Kent wrote:
> > On Fri, 2012-06-08 at 14:42 +0400, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> >> On 08.06.2012 14:40, Ian Kent wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 2012-06-08 at 11:06 +0400, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> >>>> Loading autofs module is #ifdef'ed in the source, so
> >>>> there is no need to check for /proc (which is only used
> >>>> to load module) or modprobe.  Both modprobe and /proc
> >>>> are always in the fixed location so there's no need to
> >>>> check for these to start with.
> >>>
> >>> Looking at the source I'm not sure it's such a good idea to make the
> >>> module load change yet.
> >>
> >> This patch changes nothing, it only #ifdef's a code which has been
> >> unused for a long time already, and removes confugure checks for
> >> stuff used in that code.
> > 
> > It's not worth wasting time disusing this since it should certainly be a
> > low risk change.
> 
> Removing an unused function is a zero-risk change.
> 
> > Could you add a check for /proc being mounted in main() somewhere before
> > it forks and I'll commit it.
> 
> Well, checking for /proc (better to check /proc/mounts -- the actual
> file it uses) is a different, unrelated change which actually does
> change the behavour, such things are usually done in separate patches.
> I don't see why do you want to have two completely unrelated changes
> in one patch?

Then send two patches.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> /mjt


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