From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263260AbTLXB1h (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:27:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263269AbTLXB1h (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:27:37 -0500 Received: from wblv-224-192.telkomadsl.co.za ([165.165.224.192]:2494 "EHLO gateway.lan") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263260AbTLXB1d (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:27:33 -0500 Subject: Re: DevFS vs. udev From: Martin Schlemmer Reply-To: azarah@gentoo.org To: Linux Kernel Mailing Lists Cc: Mark Mielke , Ian Kent , release@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20031224010728.GA20956@kroah.com> References: <20031223173429.GA9032@mark.mielke.cc> <20031223220209.GB15946@kroah.com> <1072226715.6917.50.camel@nosferatu.lan> <20031224010728.GA20956@kroah.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-pFa/hCWujaBTcYDno7wz" Message-Id: <1072229318.6917.60.camel@nosferatu.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 03:28:38 +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --=-pFa/hCWujaBTcYDno7wz Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2003-12-24 at 03:07, Greg KH wrote: > On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 02:45:15AM +0200, Martin Schlemmer wrote: > > Lastly, a small nit with udev currently - how long will it be for in > > kernel changes to be in place so that we do not need the 1sec delay? > > It really sucks when you use a script/whatever to populate /dev, and > > reboot quite frequent for new kernel/rc-script testing :) >=20 > It's not a kernel change needed, it's a udev/libsysfs change needed. If > I didn't have to deal with devfs emails I would get a chance to work on > the issue some more :) >=20 Ah, cool - please post if you have something a bit before next udev release (no pressure), as we might get some extra testing done for you. > And yes, I have gotten tired of the boot issue too, just add a '&' after > the udev call in your init scripts and then everything seems to work > just fine (as far as speed of boot goes.) >=20 Right, but things needs to be synced for a lot of users, and I'll rather patch the 1sec out or wait with 010 then get 200 bug reports :) > But you do have to admit, Gentoo seems to have some pretty rabid users :) >=20 Same as the other guys (distro's) - they help us keep the rest in check :) But I still say its not us that started this *g* Cheers, --=20 Martin Schlemmer Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop/System Team Developer Cape Town, South Africa --=-pFa/hCWujaBTcYDno7wz Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/6OvGqburzKaJYLYRAvr/AJ9+5Vc6VEaxRD1xnpxeEvnF8g5HZQCglAJK jowBvsRKmQHknBD15BSv8ZA= =H+QG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-pFa/hCWujaBTcYDno7wz--