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Re: [PATCH] driver core: remove CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED

From:  Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org>
To:  Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh-AT-suse.de>
Subject:  Re: [PATCH] driver core: remove CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
Date:  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:38:52 -0700
Cc:  Jens Axboe <axboe-AT-kernel.dk>, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap-AT-oracle.com>, alsa-devel-AT-alsa-project.org, Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra-AT-chello.nl>, linux-scsi-AT-vger.kernel.org, Takashi Iwai <tiwai-AT-suse.de>, Greg KH <greg-AT-kroah.com>, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers-AT-vrfy.org>, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, David Howells <dhowells-AT-redhat.com>, "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley-AT-suse.de>, Alan Stern <stern-AT-rowland.harvard.edu>, "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm-AT-xmission.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-elte.hu>, Tejun Heo <tj-AT-kernel.org>, Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet-AT-ms2.inr.ac.ru>, Stephen Hemminger <shemminger-AT-vyatta.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem-AT-davemloft.net>
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:54:50 -0700
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> wrote:

> This is no longer needed by any userspace tools, so it's safe to
> remove.

Makes my FC6 test box not boot - can't find /dev/root.  Then when I go
back to plain old mainline (2.6.35-rc5) and run `make oldconfig', the
.config change sticks:

@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=17
 CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK=y
 # CONFIG_CGROUPS is not set
-CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED=y
-CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=y
+# CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 is not set
 CONFIG_RELAY=y
 CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 # CONFIG_UTS_NS is not set

and the box still won't boot.


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