From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: md@Linux.IT (Marco d'Itri) Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:50:52 +0000 Subject: Re: udev 129 says it supports linux 2.6.19 but prints a warning Message-Id: <20081003215052.GA2643@bongo.bofh.it> List-Id: References: <237967ef0810031333q2d2ad777w9b0d830298e1ef02@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <237967ef0810031333q2d2ad777w9b0d830298e1ef02@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org On Oct 03, Mikael Magnusson wrote: > I just updated udev to 129 and got this, > udev: deprecated sysfs layout (CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED) is unsupported > However, I have no such option in my kernel config (2.6.19). I assume this > means 2.6.19 will soon not be supported in udev. It would perhaps be nice > if the message said which kernel version would be required after the > deprecation, and how far in the future this will happen? Agreed. Every time kernel vs. udev requirements change it should be stated prominently in the release notes, or else it will be hell again for people like me who need to support real upgrade paths between distribution releases. -- ciao, Marco