From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266141AbTLIIfy (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Dec 2003 03:35:54 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266144AbTLIIfy (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Dec 2003 03:35:54 -0500 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([65.200.24.183]:7382 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266141AbTLIIfk (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Dec 2003 03:35:40 -0500 Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 23:56:20 -0800 From: Greg KH To: Witukind Cc: recbo@nishanet.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: udev sysfs docs Re: State of devfs in 2.6? Message-ID: <20031209075619.GA1698@kroah.com> References: <200312081536.26022.andrew@walrond.org> <20031208154256.GV19856@holomorphy.com> <3FD4CC7B.8050107@nishanet.com> <20031208233755.GC31370@kroah.com> <20031209061728.28bfaf0f.witukind@nsbm.kicks-ass.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031209061728.28bfaf0f.witukind@nsbm.kicks-ass.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 06:17:28AM +0100, Witukind wrote: > From the udev FAQ: > > Q: But udev will not automatically load a driver if a /dev node is opened > when it is not present like devfs will do. > A: If you really require this functionality, then use devfs. It is still > present in the kernel. > > Will it have this 'equivalent functionality' some day? Heh, no. I really don't believe all of the people who keep asking me this. I think I need to reword this answer to something like: A: That is correct. If you really require this functionality, then use devfs. There is no way that udev can support this, and it never will. That better? :) thanks, greg k-h