On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 02:46:06PM +0530, Sandeep Tyagi wrote: > On 5/13/05, Nick <nwinlu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I think they should keep raw devices support. Why? What use is it? > > We need some kind of peer review versions system where, in some > > aggregate repository form, no files are removed from the kernel, ever. > > This centralized arbitrary decision making is excluding meaningful > > participation. It is? Did you not participate in the discussion 6 months ago about dropping the raw driver? It was open for all to comment on, and was peer reviewed :) > > Sounds like you want to write & run an OS within the filesystem? No it doesn't, he is just trying to get access to a block device as a character device in a simple manner. thanks, greg k-h -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
