From: "Kevin P. Fleming" <kpfleming@backtobasicsmgmt.com>
To: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
Cc: Nigel Kukard <nkukard@lbsd.net>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6.3] Sysfs breakage - tun.ko
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 14:08:03 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4043A633.5090208@backtobasicsmgmt.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040301124723.P22989@build.pdx.osdl.net>
Chris Wright wrote:
> Why don't you use:
> .devfs_name = "net/tun",
That seems fine, if it will do the job.
> Or fix userspace apps? Or switch to udev with devfs rules emulated and a
> rule for the tun/tap driver?
This is a stable kernel series; these kinds of userspace-breakage
changes are not supposed to happen. Personally I have already started
migrating my systems to udev, but it will take some time to complete
that. Regardless, this would be a userspace-incompatible change if using
.devfs_name won't do the job.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-01 21:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-01 19:48 [2.6.3] Sysfs breakage - tun.ko Nigel Kukard
2004-03-01 20:20 ` Kevin P. Fleming
2004-03-01 20:24 ` Nigel Kukard
2004-03-01 20:47 ` Chris Wright
2004-03-01 21:08 ` Kevin P. Fleming [this message]
2004-03-02 0:32 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-03-02 6:02 ` Nigel Kukard
2004-03-03 2:28 ` Chris Wright
2004-03-04 5:25 ` Nigel Kukard
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