Re: Getting new udev to run with 2.6.28

Al Viro
2015-01-10T21:19:04Z

On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 10:17:10AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > > Yes, 3.18, please use that instead.
> >
> > Can't, sorry. My goal is to get 3.18/3.19 working, but I really need
> > working kernel to debug userland (and then use that userland to debug kernel).
> >
> > > Seriously, lots of things have changed, if you want to run a "new"
> > > version of udev with an old kernel, try eudev, they have been attempting
> > > to keep "legacy" support around in it, don't know how well it has been
> > > working though, you really are on your own.
> >
> > I was hoping someone has devtmpfs patches I could just apply over
> > 2.6.28 and get a working system?
>
> If you want such a crazy thing, you have all of the source to do it
> yourself, good luck.

... and this, boys and girls, is why quite a few of us have loathed udev
way before it got merged into even nastier shitpile. Still do, for that
matter.