On Sep 27, 2007, at 17:34:45, Greg KH wrote:
On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 02:37:42PM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
That fact that sysfs is all laid out in a directory, but for which
some directories/symlinks are OK to use, and some are NOT OK to
use --- is why I call the sysfs interface "an open pit".
And because of the original design mistakes, we have only been able
to change things for the better in a slow manner. We have had
userspace programs fixed up for _years_ before we are able to make
the corresponding changes in the kernel, so as to not break the
distros that are slow to upgrade packages and kernels (like Debian.)
Hey! No poking fingers at Debian here; it's been *MUCH* improved
lately. I far more frequently have problems with boxes still running
some ancient release of RHEL-4 or something than I do with those
running Debian stable (virtually always the latest Debian stable).
Cheers,
Kyle Moffett
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