Gentoo Archives: gentoo-server

From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
To: "Gentoo-server@l.g.o" <Gentoo-server@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-server] udev or mdev?
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:11:29
Message-Id: CAA2qdGWgs7KL7ZVzbveDM-ZPTukoCa2YooH9FcN1noA9izmSgA@mail.gmail.com
1 Hello Server people!
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3 With the recent brouhaha on udev vs mdev back in the -user list, I just
4 wondered about whether any server guy/gal here (beside me) actually use
5 mdev instead of udev for the servers?
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7 So, an informal poll time!
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9 a. I'm using udev and will still be using udev, latest version
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11 b. I'm using udev and will still be using udev, but I'll mask 181 and later
12 (the versions that require /usr to be present during boot)
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14 c. I'm using udev but will transition to mdev
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16 d. I'm using mdev already.
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18 e. A write in vote (please explain)
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20 I personally choose (d), because I like simpler systems (no initramfs), and
21 I know *exactly* what's going on during boot if I go the mdev route.
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23 What's your answers?
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25 Rgds,

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-server] udev or mdev? Kalin KOZHUHAROV <kalin@××××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-server] udev or mdev? "Halassy Zoltán" <zhalassy@×××××××.hu>