From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question on how to get custom kernel module to work with udev
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:30:26 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050604063025.GA13025@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42A05A1C.80101@beam.ltd.uk>
On Sat, Jun 04, 2005 at 07:00:12AM +0100, Terry Barnaby wrote:
> Yes, the source code is available, and I have expierience in
> writing Linux device drivers, but I have not been able to
> find any information on what a device driver needs to do
> to get udev to work.
> Does it need to override the default set up of sysfs ?
No, you need to provide the major/minor of your device through sysfs.
Examples of how to do this are in the Linux Device Drivers book, third
edition, Chapter 14. It's online for free if you don't want to buy it
at:
http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/
If you have further questions after reading that, let us know.
thanks,
greg k-h
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-06-04 6:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-06-03 13:24 Question on how to get custom kernel module to work with udev Terry Barnaby
2005-06-03 13:33 ` Terry Barnaby
2005-06-03 20:20 ` Kay Sievers
2005-06-04 6:00 ` Terry Barnaby
2005-06-04 6:30 ` Greg KH [this message]
2005-06-04 6:32 ` Greg KH
2005-06-04 7:06 ` Terry Barnaby
2005-06-04 7:36 ` Greg KH
2005-06-04 8:14 ` Terry Barnaby
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