Package: edac-utils Version: 0.16-1 User: mp...@debian.org Usertags: libsysfs-deprecation
Hello, Some years ago libsysfs (source package: sysfsutils) was written as an abstraction layer for accessing /sys/. However, this turned out to be a historical error and evolutionary dead end: It does not actually abstract anything (it's just as specific to the Linux kernel and a particular version thereof as /sys itself), and just adds unnecessary complexity, RAM overhead, and bugs. Thus its development has ceased years ago, in favor of programs just using /sys as it is. In fact, most applications probably don't want to access /sys at all, but use libudev [1] or gudev [2] instead. These provide a better API for device enumeration, properties, and callbacks for hardware changes. This package is one of the few which still use the old libsysfs. Can you please check with upstream to prepare a migration away from libsysfs to using plain /sys or libudev? I hope that we can drop the old libsysfs entirely for wheezy. Thank you for considering! Martin [1] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/libudev/ [2] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/gudev/ -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
