Re: udev sysfs docs Re: State of devfs in 2.6?

Greg KH
2003-12-10T02:10:27Z

On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 10:55:58AM +0100, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> Le mar 09/12/2003 à 10:08, Greg KH a écrit :
> > > That's something I don't understand: I thought that with a well
> > > configured hotplug+udev system, you'll never have to worry about loading
> > > drivers on device-node open() because all drivers should be auto-loaded
> > > and all device-nodes should be auto-created.
> > >
> > > Am I wrong ?
> >
> > No, you are correct. That's why I'm not really worried about this, and
> > I don't think anyone else should be either.
>
> So to attenuate people's worries it should be stated in some form:
>
> A: Such a functionality isn't needed on a properly configured
> system. All devices present on the system should generate
> hotplug events, loading the appropriate driver, and udev
> should notice and create the appropriate device node.
> In case of failure, please make a proper bug report.

Thanks, I've now updated the udev FAQ with much this kind of wording to
hoefully prevent this kind of thread happening again (hey, I can dream,
can't I?) It can be found at:
kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-FAQ

greg k-h