Messages in this thread | | | From | Andreas Jellinghaus <> | Subject | Re: udev sysfs docs Re: State of devfs in 2.6? | Date | Tue, 09 Dec 2003 16:28:55 +0100 |
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On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:29:05 +0000, Måns Rullgård wrote:
> Andreas Jellinghaus <aj@dungeon.inka.de> writes: > >> maybe add this to the faq? >> >> Q: devfs did load drivers when someone tried to open() a non existing >> device. will sysfs/hotplug/udev do this? >> >> A: there is no need to. > > I never like it when the answer is "you don't want to do this". It > makes me think of a certain Redmond based company.
ok, rephrase: A: all drivers are already loaded via the hotplug mechanism, and sysfs/udev did create the device. If it is still missing, you don't have drivers for your hardware.
better?
Andreas
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