Re: [PATCH] fs: Correct SuS compliance for open of large file without options

[Kyle Moffett]

On Sep 27, 2007, at 17:34:45, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 02:37:42PM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
> > That fact that sysfs is all laid out in a directory, but for which  
> > some directories/symlinks are OK to use, and some are NOT OK to  
> > use --- is why I call the sysfs interface "an open pit".
>
> And because of the original design mistakes, we have only been able  
> to change things for the better in a slow manner.  We have had  
> userspace programs fixed up for _years_ before we are able to make  
> the corresponding changes in the kernel, so as to not break the  
> distros that are slow to upgrade packages and kernels (like Debian.)

Hey!  No poking fingers at Debian here; it's been *MUCH* improved  
lately.  I far more frequently have problems with boxes still running  
some ancient release of RHEL-4 or something than I do with those  
running Debian stable (virtually always the latest Debian stable).

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

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