Re: 2.6.19-rc3-mm1 -- missing network adaptors

Martin J. Bligh
2006-10-31T06:39:15Z

Mike Galbraith wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 21:14 +0100, Cornelia Huck wrote:
>
>> Maybe the initscripts have problems coping with the new layout
>> (symlinks instead of real devices)?
>
> SuSE's /sbin/getcfg for one uses libsysfs, which apparently doesn't
> follow symlinks (bounces off symlink and does nutty stuff instead). If
> any of the boxen you're having troubles with use libsysfs in their init
> stuff, that's likely the problem.

If that is what's happening, then the problem is breaking previously
working boxes by changing a userspace API. I don't know exactly which
patch broke it, but reverting all Greg's patches (except USB) from
-mm fixes the issue.

M.