Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:09:04 +0100 | From | Oliver Feiler <> | Subject | Re: Removing files in devfs |
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Richard Gooch wrote: > > What is "every other system"? >
Sorry, the last mail didn't get a followup to the list... that should explain it:
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>>>>> "oliver" == Oliver Feiler <kiza@gmxpro.net> writes:
oliver> Juan Quintela wrote: >> >> Since 2.4.16-preX, you can't remove a {file,symlink} in devfs created >> by devfs :(
oliver> Hmm, that'll be it. Since the other systems I tried were both running oliver> 2.4.17 kernels and I'm with .16 at the moment. Thanks for the hint.
this patch should make the trick (it is a workaround, but it is not trivial to do it an easier way without still more incestuous relations, Wating for Richard to do something to the respect.
Later, Juan.
diff -u linux/fs/super.c.orig linux/fs/super.c --- linux/fs/super.c.orig Fri Jan 4 21:28:24 2002 +++ linux/fs/super.c Fri Jan 4 21:09:45 2002 @@ -1056,8 +1056,8 @@ putname(fs_names); if (path_start >= 0) { name = path + path_start; - devfs_mk_symlink (NULL, "root", DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT, - name + 5, NULL, NULL); +// devfs_mk_symlink (NULL, "root", DEVFS_FL_DEFAULT, +// name + 5, NULL, NULL); memcpy (name, "/dev/", 5); } vfsmnt = alloc_vfsmnt();
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