kern/73777: [linux] [patch] linux emulation: root dir special handling useless and harmful

[Andriy Gapon]

on 23/02/2008 15:46 Alexander Leidinger said the following:
> Quoting Andriy Gapon <avg at icyb.net.ua> (from Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:50:02 GMT):
> 
>>  Well, I think that the issue described in this PR still holds.
>>  On the other hand, I now think that some people might still prefer
>>  current behavior over what I suggest. There could be some POLA concerns too.
>>  Another concern is that now the code is common to all emulation, so it's
>>  not linux specific anymore.
>>  In any case, I am attaching a patch that I currently use.
> 
> I see benefits in both.
> 
> What about making the behavior dependand on a sysctl? This would have  
> a much higher chance to enter the tree (default = POLA).

That's a great idea!
I'll work on this.

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Andriy Gapon