RE: PUBLIC CHALLENGE: (was RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device a

Shawn Leas (SLEAS@videoupdate.com)
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 14:13:51 -0500


From: Dan Hollis [mailto:goemon@sasami.anime.net]
Subject: Re: PUBLIC CHALLENGE: (was RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device
allocation))

>> If the CONFIG_DEVFS handling is badly implemented, it can screw up other
>> code, even when disabled.

>Check the devfs *code*, Horst. Then tell us CONFIG_DEVFS handling is badly
>implemented. Please don't play these silly theoretical semantics games.

I guess he thinks that since there is (having never looked at devfs) some
chance in his perspective that devfs might be poorly coded, that it's
fundamentally bad. Nevermind the years of testing and code audit by
other kernel hackers, including Ext2-Ted...

-Shawn

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