Re: [PATCH] Symlink /sys/class/block to /sys/block

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Feb 25 2005 - 19:00:12 EST


On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 12:53:49AM +0100, Kay Sievers wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 02:39:27PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > > The hotplug events will still have the /block/* devpath, so this symlink
> > > will give us nothing than problems.
> >
> > It will not give hotplug programs issues, as the block devpath still
> > remains the same.
>
> No, but anything like udevstart or HAL coldplugging will have a problem
> with that inconsistency.

Damm, forgot about that, good point :)

Ok, forget the symlink. Or, for that matter, ever moving from
/sys/block/...

thanks,

greg k-h
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