[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] make evtchn use a dynamic minor

[Steven Rostedt <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 29/9/06 2:40 am, "Steven Rostedt" <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > This patch makes evtchn use a dynamic minor number instead.  It also
> > updates the code in tools to create the device node if udev fails.  The
> > tools now read the sysfs system to find the minor number needed.
> Are there really systems out there that mount sysfs yet don't use udev?
I use to :-)   (and sometimes still do!)

> It'd be nice to avoid the skanky search-and-create code in userspace. But
> we'll take it if it really is likely to be useful.
Yeah, I didn't care much for it either, but my intent was to make it as 
robust as possible.  Either way is fine with me.
-- Steve



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