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In article <3F12C335.3060004@tenebras.com>,
	kudzu@tenebras.com (Michael Sierchio) writes:

>> [kernfs] was removed because it served no discernible purpose and was
>> highly suspect from a security standpoint.  What do you need it for?

Well, I don't *need* it, as all the info provided from there can now
probably be had through sysctl, I was just puzzled that it had
vanished without any notification or mention.

> The problem is obviously that many people were taken by surprise.

Quite.  I'm sure there may be scripts around (rightly or wrongly) that
reference /kern.

-Paul-