Re: [patch-2.3.46-p2] P6 microcode update support

[Alan Cox]

> I'd MUCH rather just see a /proc/sys/xxx file, which has the advantage of
> (a) needing no user-level setup (b) not having major/minor number issues
> and (c) making it trivial to see if the kernel has the microcode update
> support or not.

Then we badly need to redesign the procfs code. Just as a starter it adds
60K to the kernel and /proc/sys doesnt allow me to keep permissions set over
mounts. Devfs solves those two problems better than abusing /proc

Alan