Re: [PATCH 25/20] sysfs: Only support removing emtpy sysfs directories.

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Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I have looked and I have not found a single legitimate case today where
> we remove sysfs directories with anything in them.  The only case I have
> found to date was a bug.  It was a problem of ownership.  The files in
> the directory where not owned by the directory itself.   Leaving open
> the potential for double deletion of the directory contents.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

For 21-24: Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>

25 maybe can be folded into the eariler in the series?

Thanks.

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tejun
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