Kernels and udev

[Les Mikesell]

Karl Larsen wrote:
>     I am an expert at neither kernel or udev writing, but I do read the 
> man pages and I think some things need to be said.
> 
>     First, udev is instructed by the kernel to write a thing in /dev/. 
> If this happens then the event can be completed. If the kernel words are 
> garbled or udev can't read it because it is too new, then udev does 
> nothing.
> 
>     I think the interface between udev and the old kernel is just fine 
> and this is why the USB ports work. I think the new kernel and the 
> present udev are not talking.
> 
>     The fix to this problem is either a rewrite of udev or a rewrite of 
> the kernel. The fix also needs a person who has hands on experiance with 
> both the kernel and udev.
> 
>     This sounds simple but it is not simple at all.

There are several different threads going about this.  I thought someone 
else solved the same problem by picking up a newer udev package from the 
rawhide repo and keeping the current fedora kernel - so it must already 
be done.

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   Les Mikesell
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