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@@ -31,12 +31,25 @@ Q: But udev will not automatically load a driver if a /dev node is opened
A: If you really require this functionality, then use devfs. It is still
present in the kernel.
-Q: But I really like the devfs naming scheme, will udev do that?
+Q: But wait, I really want udev to automatically load drivers when they
+ are not present but the device node is opened. It's the only reason I
+ like using devfs. Please make udev do this.
+A: No. udev is for managing /dev, not loading kernel drivers.
+
+Q: Oh come on, pretty please. It can't be that hard to do.
+A: Such a functionality isn't needed on a properly configured system. All
+ devices present on the system should generate hotplug events, loading
+ the appropriate driver, and udev will notice and create the
+ appropriate device node. If you don't want to keep all drivers for your
+ hardware in memory, then use something else to manage your modules
+ (scripts, modules.conf, etc.) This is not a task for udev.
+
+Q: I really like the devfs naming scheme, will udev do that?
A: Yes, udev can create /dev nodes using the devfs naming policy. A
configuration file needs to be created to map the kernel default names
- to the devfs names. Such a configuration file would be gladly added to
- the udev package if it is provided by anyone who can create such a
- mapping.
+ to the devfs names. See the initial udev.conf.devfs file in the udev
+ release. It is the start of such a configuration file. If there are
+ any things missing, please let the udev authors know.
Q: What kinds of devices does udev create nodes for?
A: All devices that are shown in sysfs will work with udev. If more
@@ -51,7 +64,7 @@ A: udev is entirely in userspace. If the kernel supports a greater number
of anonymous devices, udev will support it.
Q: Will udev support symlinks?
-A: Yes, patches are gladly accepted to add this functionality.
+A: Yes, It now does. Multiple symlinks per device node too.
Q: How will udev support changes to device permissions?
A: On shutdown, udev will save the state of existing device permissions to