Here we change the magic callout part number selector to the new
atribute syntax. The syntax to select the second part of the callout string:
'%2c' is now '%c{2}'
I think it's more clear and we no longer misuse the length argument.
The old syntax is still supported, but we should remove it some
time in the future.
I've attached a patch that adds a few rules to udev.rules.devfs, making it
look a little more like devfs on my system. (I have the sysfs patches from
2.6.1-rc1-mm2) I added rules for oss, misc, floppy, and input devices. The
oss rules look like trouble with a wildcard at the end of each name, but I'm
not sure how I can make it any better.
Devfs has a bunch of other devices in the floppy directory for floppies
formatted in unusual ways, but I don't see them in udev. Not that I ever used
them, since they're usually automatically detected.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 11:24:53AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > There should be a possibility to tell udev not to create a device node.
> >
> > device-mapper: Usually set up by libdevmapper (or EVMS tools) which
> > creates the device node on its own under /dev/mapper/<name>.
> >
> > With udev a second device is created named /dev/dm-<minor> which is not
> > really needed.
>
> Good point. Ok, I'll agree with you. Care to make up a patch for this
> kind of feature?
Yes, I can try.
There was no way to tell not to do anything so I created one. Errors
are signalled via negative return values, so I thought that a positive,
non-zero one could mean to ignore the device. I don't like it but
perhaps you have a better solution.
