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Re: [PATCH] driver core: remove CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED

From:  Dave Airlie <airlied-AT-gmail.com>
To:  Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org>
Subject:  Re: [PATCH] driver core: remove CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
Date:  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:24:18 +1000
Cc:  Jens Axboe <axboe-AT-kernel.dk>, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap-AT-oracle.com>, alsa-devel-AT-alsa-project.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers-AT-vrfy.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>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh-AT-suse.de>, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem-AT-davemloft.net>, 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>, Tejun Heo <tj-AT-kernel.org>, Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet-AT-ms2.inr.ac.ru>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-elte.hu>, Stephen Hemminger <shemminger-AT-vyatta.com>
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On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Andrew Morton
<akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 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.

Also still used for booting mainline kernels on RHEL5 userspaces.

Live with your mistakes guys, don't try and bury them.

Dave.


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