[additional patch for -mm 1/1] pcmcia: work around bug in libsysfs

[Andrew Morton]

Dominik Brodowski <linux at dominikbrodowski.net> wrote:
>
> > Did earlier kernels work OK with older sysfsutils or what?
> 
> No, not a single (pcmcia-patched) kernel worked OK with current sysfsutils.

hm.

> So, feel free to drop it if you consider it the wrong thing to do.

It does set a bad precedent.

How many people are actually being bitten by this problem?  What is the
impact of this breakage?