0001334: mdev does not run command if it does not find the "dev" file under /sys

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0001334

[BusyBox] Other

minor

always

05-06-07 03:19

02-20-08 10:32

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landau

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BusyBox

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normal

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fixed

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closed

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Summary

0001334: mdev does not run command if it does not find the "dev" file under /sys

Description

If mdev does not find a dev file under the appropriate branch in /sys, it quits without executing a command (if one is present).
The attached patch fixes that. If dev does not exist, then no device file in /dev is created (of course!), but command, if present, is executed.
This is very handy for firmware loading, since the driver may not expose any device files (e.g. the driver is used by other drivers and not by userspace) and still require a firmware loaded to its device.

The patch applies to svn trunk rev 18563.
It shouldn't interfere with the circulating patch which adds symlink and directory support, but I have not verified this.

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mdev.patch [^] (1,227 bytes) 05-06-07 03:19

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(0005184) vapier 02-20-08 10:32	should be fixed in svn trunk now

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
05-06-07 03:19	landau	New Issue
05-06-07 03:19	landau	Status	new => assigned
05-06-07 03:19	landau	Assigned To	=> BusyBox
05-06-07 03:19	landau	File Added: mdev.patch
02-20-08 10:32	vapier	Note Added: 0005184
02-20-08 10:32	vapier	Status	assigned => closed
02-20-08 10:32	vapier	Resolution	open => fixed
02-20-08 10:32	vapier	Summary	[BUG] mdev does not run command if it does not find the "dev" file under /sys => mdev does not run command if it does not find the "dev" file under /sys