From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262501AbVF1Dse (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:48:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262503AbVF1Dq6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:46:58 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:44724 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262501AbVF1Dqj (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:46:39 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:36:36 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Matt Mackall , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] ndevfs - a "nano" devfs Message-ID: <20050628033636.GA32642@kroah.com> References: <20050624081808.GA26174@kroah.com> <20050625221516.GD14426@waste.org> <20050625234305.GA11282@kroah.com> <20050626092320.B14862@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050626092320.B14862@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Jun 26, 2005 at 09:23:20AM +0100, Russell King wrote: > On Sat, Jun 25, 2005 at 04:43:05PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > > What we really need is a short HOWTO that covers: > > > > > > - Do you really need a dynamic /dev? > > > - How to embed a static /dev in your embedded kernel with initramfs > > > - How to add a dynamic /dev to your kernel with udev > > > > Yes, I'm going to start working with some of the people who really know > > this stuff (the distro developers who make the whole dynamic boot and > > early boot process work correctly) and we will hash out a coheirant > > future together, and document it all really well. > > I hope "distro developers" will include folk like Open Embedded developers > rather than just targetting the Red Hat's, Debians and SuSE's ? Of course, if there are any people you can think of that I should contact about this, in the embedded world, please give me their names/email addresses (offlist if you wish.) thanks, greg k-h