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From: Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 5 - failure :-(
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:21:53
Message-Id: 4F60B72B.1030803@libertytrek.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 5 - failure :-( by "Canek Peláez Valdés"
1 On 2012-03-13 8:07 PM, Canek Peláez Valdés <caneko@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > You want it simple? Tha'ts fine, it is possible. It's just that it
3 > will not solve the general problem, just a very specific subset of it.
4 > Just as mdev is doing; Walt just posted an email explaining that if
5 > you use GNOME, KDE, XFCE, or LVM2, mdev is not for you.
6
7 Very interesting thread guys, and thanks for keeping it relatively civil
8 despite the passion behind the objections being raised...
9
10 I just wanted to point out one thing (and ask a question about it) to
11 anyone who argues that servers don't need this - if LVM2 really does
12 eliminate the possibility of using mdev for fundamental reasons (as
13 opposed to arbitrary decisions), that rules out a *lot* of server
14 installations.
15
16 So, that is my question... what is it about LVM2 that *requires* udev?
17
18 Or asked another way -
19
20 Why is LVM2 incapable od using mdev?

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