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From: mru@users.sourceforge.net (Måns Rullgård)
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: devfs and udev
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 00:01:23 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <yw1xr81owvv0.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20031007213758.GB3095@kroah.com> (Greg KH's message of "Tue, 7 Oct 2003 14:37:58 -0700")

Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> writes:

>> It's been my understanding that udev creates device nodes in a regular
>> filesystem.  If this is the case, things like unclean reboots will
>> leave stale files behind.  It will also not be easy to
>> bootstrap. Correct me if am wrong.
>
> mount -t ramfs none /dev
>
> That is what udev will run off of :)

There will still have to be some static device files to get the system
booted, right?  init usually is rather unhappy if it can't find
/dev/console.

> Again, can you point me to any documentation that states that udev will
> do this on a persistant filesystem?

Can you point me to any documentation at all?

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru@users.sf.net

  reply	other threads:[~2003-10-07 22:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-10-07 13:17 devfs and udev Bradley Chapman
2003-10-07 13:32 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-10-07 18:28   ` insecure
2003-10-07 18:44     ` viro
2003-10-07 19:41     ` Greg KH
2003-10-07 20:47       ` insecure
2003-10-07 20:52         ` Greg KH
2003-10-07 21:17           ` Chris Meadors
2003-10-07 21:48             ` Greg KH
2003-10-08  7:30               ` Andreas Jellinghaus
2003-10-08 12:07                 ` [2.6 patch] document that udev isn't yet ready Adrian Bunk
2003-10-07 21:27           ` devfs and udev Måns Rullgård
2003-10-07 21:37             ` Greg KH
2003-10-07 22:01               ` Måns Rullgård [this message]
2003-10-07 22:12                 ` Bryan O'Sullivan
2003-10-07 22:49                   ` Måns Rullgård
2003-10-07 23:27                     ` Greg KH
2003-10-08  0:03                       ` Måns Rullgård
2003-10-09 22:09               ` bill davidsen
2003-10-13 20:15                 ` Tom Rini
2003-10-07 20:57 ` David Lang
2003-10-08 22:34   ` H. Peter Anvin

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