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From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] make evtchn use a dynamic minor
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:08:33 -0400
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Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 29/9/06 2:40 am, "Steven Rostedt" <srostedt@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> This patch makes evtchn use a dynamic minor number instead.  It also
>> updates the code in tools to create the device node if udev fails.  The
>> tools now read the sysfs system to find the minor number needed.
> 
> Are there really systems out there that mount sysfs yet don't use udev?

I use to :-)   (and sometimes still do!)

> 
> It'd be nice to avoid the skanky search-and-create code in userspace. But
> we'll take it if it really is likely to be useful.
> 

Yeah, I didn't care much for it either, but my intent was to make it as 
robust as possible.  Either way is fine with me.

-- Steve