Re: [Patch] Selective removal mode for udev

[Christian Zoz <zoz@suse.de>]

On Fri, Feb 11, Kay Sievers wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 10:18 +0100, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
> >Because we are chicken ...
> >
> >This patch adds a 'removal' mode for udev, with three possible choices:
> >
> >- all: default behaviour; remove all nodes and symlinks
> >- symlink_only: only remove symlinks, but keep device nodes
> >- none: do not remove nodes nor symlinks.
> >
> >The latter is equivalent with the existing 'ignore_remove' rule 
> >statement, but implemented as a global switch.
> 
> Hmm, wouldn't it be nicer to be able to set these things along with the
> rules, so we still have only one source of policy. And we are able to
> match against SUBSYSTEMS, DRIVERS and such things?
> 
> Something like an OPTIONS="..." key, which may contain a list of keys
> and we can also move the no_partitions key into that.
> 
> This way we can specify the "remove-policy" with an "option" only rule
> globally or only for a certain subsystem.

For indiviual rules there is ignore_remove. And as a global switch an
option in udev.conf is much easier. The user needs no knowldege about
rule writing.

-- 

ciao, christian

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