Re: wait_for_sysfs update for orinoco (eth)

[Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>]

On Wed, 2004-11-03 at 14:58 +0200, Max Kutny wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 12:11:28PM +0100, Kay Sievers wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 11:58:08AM +0200, Max Kutny wrote:
> > > 
> > > either wait_for_sysfs (udev 042) needs an update to handle the device
> > > '/class/net/eth1' properly (no device symlink) or the sysfs-support of
> > > your device's driver needs to be fixed.
> > > 
> > > As I see, /sys/class/net/eth1 directory exists, so it's not the driver
> > > problem.
> > 
> > Thanks, but the message will stay until the pcmcia sysfs support reaches
> > the mainline kernel and the pcmcia drivers can be changed to create
> > the "device" symlink to the physical device.
> 
> Oh, I see now. Misunderstanding rised because syslog entry appeared to
> be a bit ambiguous. Since I'm not deep in udev I didn't realized from
> that message that there should be '/sys/class/net/eth1/device' symlink
> pointing to the physical device. Might it be worth to rewrite udev
> message?
> 
> And one more unclarity: why udev writes that it needs an update in
> case it's a driver problem?

Some devices are virtual only and don't have this symlink for good
reason. So wait_for_sysfs may need a new entry to handle it or the
driver needs to create the link - wait_for_sysfs can't be sure
what's wrong here.

But it's a good question. We may print a more specific message in the
class/net/eth* case. I will look into that.

Thanks,
Kay



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