> > - relaying implementation details to userspace so that they cannot be > > easily changed. We would need to allow kobjects not showing up in sysfs > > and making symlinks a sysfs facility not relying on kobjects to help > > there. > > Huh? Why would you want a kobject to not show up in sysfs?
I think the text you replied to explained it perfectly: becase you don't want internal implementation details to be exposed the userspace and become an unchangeable part of the kernel/userspace interface. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/