Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:53:35 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][RFC/v1][11/12] Add InfiniBand Documentation files |
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On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 07:14:22AM -0800, Roland Dreier wrote: > +/dev files > + > + To create the appropriate character device files automatically with > + udev, a rule like > + > + KERNEL="umad*", NAME="infiniband/%s{ibdev}/ports/%s{port}/mad" > + > + can be used. This will create a device node named > + > + /dev/infiniband/mthca0/ports/1/mad > + > + for port 1 of device mthca0, and so on.
Why do you propose such a "deep" nesting of directories for umad devices? That's not the LANNANA way.
Oh, have you asked for a real major number to be reserved for umad?
thanks,
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