Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based/dev

[Greg KH]

On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 09:55:24PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 12:14:39PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> > > Greg KH wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 12:17:31AM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> > > > > For devtmpfs to be a realistic replacement for static /dev, it has to
> > > > > be comparable to static /dev in both speed and size.
> > > >
> > > > Since when is this requirement necessary?  You want something for free
> > > > in both speed and size?  Well, you got it in speed, but not size, it
> > > > will take up memory that is swapable, and a tiny ammount of
> > > > non-swapable kernel memory for the code.
> > >
> > > Not so tiny when you count in the hotplug dependency.
> >
> > devtmpfs does not rely on hotplug at all.
> 
> Are you sure?
> 
> This is from the patch of this thread:
> > +config DEVTMPFS
> > +       bool "Create a kernel maintained /dev tmpfs (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> > +       depends on HOTPLUG && SHMEM && TMPFS

Ah, you're right.

Ok then, since you don't run CONFIG_HOTPLUG kernels, why are you worried
about this code at all?

confused,

greg k-h
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