Re: [patch-2.3.47] /proc/driver/microcode -> /dev/cpu/microcode

From: Horst von Brand (vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl)
Date: Wed Feb 23 2000 - 09:28:07 EST


Richard Gooch <rgooch@atnf.csiro.au> said:

[...]

> I'd advocate we move from a "tough, use procfs" attitude to a "tough,
> use devfs" attitude. If you don't want to have devfs in your kernel,
> you wouldn't want procfs either (if being consistent). After all,
> devfs doesn't *have* to be mounted over /dev.

How about a "Tough, got axed (or changed) in the /proc cleanup" attitude?
What you are proposing is just moving a dungheap from one place to the
other.

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