[PATCH] Add format modifier for devfs like naming

On Monday 24 November 2003 01:29, Greg KH wrote:
> I think with the ability to capture the output of the CALLOUT rule,
> combined with the ability to put format modifiers in the CALLOUT program
> string, we now have everything in place to emulate the existing devfs
> naming scheme.  Anyone want to verify this or not?

I would prefer to have the ability of creating partition nodes in devfs
style built-in to udev. Devfs used to call the whole disk e.g.
"/dev/dasd/0123/disk" and the partitions "/dev/dasd/0123/part[1-3]".
This can obviously be done with a CALLOUT rule, but its common enough
to make it a format modifier. AFAIK, this scheme has been used for
ide, scsi and dasd disks, which is about 99% of all disks ever connected
to Linux.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/namedev.c b/namedev.c
index 391da7efca..d183a36329 100644
--- a/namedev.c
+++ b/namedev.c
@@ -527,6 +527,15 @@ static void apply_format(struct udevice *udev, unsigned char *string)
 				strcat(pos, udev->kernel_number);
 				dbg("substitute kernel number '%s'", udev->kernel_number);
 				break;
+			case 'D':
+				if (strlen(udev->kernel_number) == 0) {
+					strcat(pos, "disk");
+					break;
+				}
+				strcat(pos, "part");
+				strcat(pos, udev->kernel_number);
+				dbg("substitute kernel number '%s'", udev->kernel_number);
+				break;
 			case 'm':
 				sprintf(pos, "%u", udev->minor);
 				dbg("substitute minor number '%u'", udev->minor);