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From: Natanael Copa <natanael.copa@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] udev
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:09:42
Message-Id: 1150841185.14055.5.camel@localhost
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-embedded] udev by Ned Ludd
1 On Tue, 2006-06-20 at 17:27 -0400, Ned Ludd wrote:
2 > On Tue, 2006-06-20 at 23:14 +0200, Natanael Copa wrote:
3 > > On Tue, 2006-06-20 at 14:00 -0700, Morgan, Austin D. wrote:
4 > > > Is anyone useing udev in their embedded systems? If not what has become the
5 > > > defacto standard for filling /dev? I hate to manually create all the nodes
6 > > > although it is probably the most efficient use of space.
7 > >
8 > > I am using udev. When I get time I will look at how to replace it with
9 > > busybox's mdev.
10 >
11 > mdev is the route to go for dynamic device nod creation for
12 > embedded/busybox 2.6 based systems. but be sure you still have
13 > the base nods urandom,zero,stdin,stdout,stderr,null,ttyS0 there anyway.
14
15 I needed those before udev got started to so thats no difference.
16
17 > Example conf used when I initially slapped the conf logic together.
18 > Not sure how much Rob changed it however from where I left off.
19 > I think he only extended on it allow it to shell out etc..
20 > http://tinderbox.dev.gentoo.org/misc/mdev.conf
21
22 Thank you very much! I really appreciated that one.
23
24 How does it work with hotplugging? I currently use:
25
26 echo /sbin/udevsend > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
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Re: [gentoo-embedded] udev Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>