From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steve Youngs Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 11:48:36 +0000 Subject: udev - please help me to understand Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-=" List-Id: To: Linux Kernel List Cc: linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Greg KH --=-=-= Hi Greg! I've been looking at this "udev" thingy and I can't for the life of me see why I'd need it. There doesn't appear to be _any_ advantages of using udev in my present situation. No, I don't use devfs. I have zero hot-pluggable devices (that might change somewhere in the distant future, but for now I don't have any). And never in my wildest dreams could I ever imagine running out of device numbers. Reading through the documentation that I've found about udev, your main points seem to be about: - udev vs devfs - running out of device major/minor numbers - not having to worry about major/minor numbers For me, the first point is moot because I don't use devfs. The second point is just plain ridiculous, there is just _no_ way that it could happen (remember that I'm talking about my own situation). As for the third point, well, I don't worry about device numbers now. In the years that I've been using Linux (since 2.0.something) you could probably count the number of times I've had to worry about major/minor numbers on the fingers of one hand. The _only_ times have been on those incredibly rare occasions when I've needed to create a new device file in /dev/. So, Greg, is there _any_ reason why I'd want to be using udev? I have other questions, but they can wait until I know whether or not I need the thing in the first place. Thank you very much for your time and patience. -- |---------------------| | Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. | | The proof of the pudding, is under the crust. | |---------------------------------| --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Eicq - The XEmacs ICQ Client iEYEABECAAYFAj/1WpgACgkQHSfbS6lLMAM8rQCgxDc0X84iGQ3UKaTLoQONMe+v QHkAn2FdLKksTxHNpSw2i2KUFic6fxHC =aP9a -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=-- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel