Re: /sys/block vs. /sys/class/block

From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh_at_kernel.crashing.org)
Date: 12/23/04

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    To: David Weinehall <tao@debian.org>
    Date:	Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:55:33 +0100
    
    

    > > But I guess I should ask, who really cares about this, so late in the
    > > sysfs structure game? Is /sys/block/ really a big problem for anyone?
    > > And if it is, I'd much rather someone make the required driver core
    > > changes to fix this up properly, than just put a symlink to paper over
    > > some userspace issue.
    >
    > Maybe because *for once* it'd be nice to actually have inconsistencies
    > gotten rid of in their relative infancy instead of waiting 10 years
    > and then having to explain them as existing only for hysterical
    > raisins...

    Agreed.

    Ben.

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