Re: [PATCH] Delete obsolete RAW driver feature.

From: Alan Cox
Date: Wed Mar 21 2007 - 19:10:05 EST


> > This is a user visible API it is therefore not elligable for removal
> > anyway
>
> mutter.
>
> We've given people years of notice and _some_ applications have converted
> over to open("/dev/sda1", O_DIRECT), as they should.

Linus said we don't break old applications by removing APIs. People
believe him.

Alan
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