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

[Alexander Leidinger]

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).

Bye,
Alexander.

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