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On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:44:58 +0700 |
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Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote: |
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> > Create the file if it doesn't already exist. You now have a |
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> > totally udev-free machine |
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> Sounds nice! |
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> However, my Gentoo systems are all virtual servers (DomU VMs on |
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> XenServer). So, the hardware devices are static. Will switching over |
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> to mdev give any benefits? |
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> I even am toying around with the idea of having a completely |
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> static /dev, but still can't find any guide/pointers yet. |
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> (Apologies if my email is OOT) |
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A VM can be surprisingly useful for this. If you can emulate different |
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hardware you can generate useful testing scenarios quickly. The tests |
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won't be conclusive (emulated hardware is not the same thing as real |
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hardware) but you *can* test to a standard. |
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Alan McKinnnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |