Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:47:23 -0800 | | From | Chris Wright <> | | Subject | Re: [2.6.3] Sysfs breakage - tun.ko |
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* Kevin P. Fleming (kpfleming@backtobasicsmgmt.com) wrote: > Nigel Kukard wrote: > > > --- drivers/net/tun.c.old 2004-02-27 18:18:55.000000000 +0200 > > +++ drivers/net/tun.c 2004-02-27 18:19:02.000000000 +0200 > > @@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ > > > > static struct miscdevice tun_miscdev = { > > .minor = TUN_MINOR, > > - .name = "net/tun", > > + .name = "tun", > > .fops = &tun_fops > > }; > > This changed back and forth since the tun driver was added to the > kernel; making this change will cause the devfs path to the tun node to > change, and userspace applications expect it to be at /dev/misc/net/tun, > whether that's right or wrong.
Why don't you use: .devfs_name = "net/tun",
Or fix userspace apps? Or switch to udev with devfs rules emulated and a rule for the tun/tap driver?
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