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DateMon, 30 Oct 2006 22:37:47 -0800
From"Martin J. Bligh" <>
SubjectRe: 2.6.19-rc3-mm1 -- missing network adaptors
Mike Galbraith wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 21:14 +0100, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> 
>> Maybe the initscripts have problems coping with the new layout
>> (symlinks instead of real devices)?
> 
> SuSE's /sbin/getcfg for one uses libsysfs, which apparently doesn't
> follow symlinks (bounces off symlink and does nutty stuff instead).  If
> any of the boxen you're having troubles with use libsysfs in their init
> stuff, that's likely the problem.

If that is what's happening, then the problem is breaking previously
working boxes by changing a userspace API. I don't know exactly which
patch broke it, but reverting all Greg's patches (except USB) from
-mm fixes the issue.

M.
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