[arch-projects] [mkinitcpio][PATCH] /dev: drop non-devtmpfs support

[Thomas Bächler]

Am 13.01.2012 00:17, schrieb Tom Gundersen:
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 12:10 AM, Dan McGee <dpmcgee at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Compat with exactly what? It isn't like our low-level userspace stays
>> the same for longer than someone can blink anyways, so seems stupid to
>> keep this around considering other things break random hooks anyway.
> 
> I simply could not find the users of it ('git grep devtmpfs' gave me
> nothing), so didn't want to just rip it out. If someone else wants to
> do it I wouldn't object...
> 
> -t

This was used in poll_device in earlier versions (no idea what Dave did
to it). The logic was: Only wait for a device if either udev is used, or
devtmpfs is mounted. Otherwise, devices won't magically show up if we
wait, so there is no point in waiting.

I don't remember any other users.

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