Re: [gentoo-user] I guess it is time to update udev from 171-r10 to 197-r8...

[Tanstaafl]

Ok, spent a little time re-reading the old threads about this...

Just to confirm, changes I should make in my /etc/fstab...

<snip> normal fs lines
 > # NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
 > none       /proc           proc            defaults        0 0

I can/should simply delete the above two lines?

then

 > # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for
 > # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink).
 > # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will
 > #  use almost no memory if not populated with files)
 > shm       /dev/shm        tmpfs        nodev,nosuid,noexec     0 0

I should change the above line to:

 > tmpfs     /dev/shm        tmpfs        nodev,nosuid,noexec     0 0

Combined with the other recommended changes:

 > - Remove udev-postmount from runlevels.
 >
 > - Enable CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y in the kernel;

I've also seen recommendation to enable:

CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y ?

 > need to verify the fstype for possible /dev line in /etc/fstab is
 > devtmpfs (and not, for example, tmpfs)

I have no /dev line, and only one network adapter, so nothing to do here

 > - The case of separate /usr; if it worked for you with 171 it will
 >   continue to work for you with 197 (or newer). We still recommend
 >   initramfs with separate /usr mounting capabilities because you
 >   might need packages like sys-apps/kbd (keymaps in /usr) or
 >   net-wireless/bluez (possible keyboard) in early boot.

Ok, this one is unclear...

My system is currently indeed (and always has been) booting fine with a 
separate /usr (on lvm)... but...

The above reference to 'might need packages like sys-apps/kbd', which is 
now *required* by udev, suggests that now I again do need an initramsf?

Thanks for ya'lls patience. I have a feeling this is going to be another 
non-event, but I'd much prefer a little pre-update pain than a lot of 
post-update pain... ;)