Re: [PATCH 3/3] busybox_1.18.2.bb: slugos needs a modified version of usb.sh script

[Mike Westerhof <mike@mwester.net>]

On 1/23/2011 4:57 PM, Tom Rini wrote:
> On 01/23/2011 11:27 AM, Khem Raj wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Mike Westerhof<mike@mwester.net>  wrote:
>>> Isn't this kernel-specific, though?  I don't have any other OE-based
>>> devices handy just now to check, but what's difference, specifically,
>>> and should we change something to bring SlugOS into line with the rest
>>> of the world?
>>>
>>> -Mike (mwester)
>>>
>>
>> yes seems like slugos kernel enables.
>> CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED=y
>> CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=y
>>
>> which enabled these. I havent tested the kernel by disabling them
>> as I havent figured out how to boot a kernel from network on slug
>> but if you can try that and see what /sys/class looks like that
>> would help or if I find some time to make slug suck the kernel
>> from a tftp then I can do it too.
> 
> Note that these kernel options also place an upper bound on what udev
> can be used and it's very much worth checking if they can be turned off.

SlugOS has bumped up to a 2.6.29 kernel with the above CONFIG items
disabled.  (This is still a relatively old kernel, but I know that it
basically works with SlugOS, so it's a good place to test mdev and, if
anyone wants to, newer udevs.)

-Mike (mwester)