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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@ udev 175 ======== -The default install location moved from /lib/udev to /usr/lib/udev -to support systems without the / vs. /usr split. --libbexecdir= -can still be configured to install things to the rootfs. +The default install location moved from /lib/udev to /usr/lib/udev, +to support systems without the / vs. /usr split. --libexecdir= +can still be configured to install things to /lib/udev. -The udevadm tool moved from /sbin to /usr/bin. Some tools expect -udevadm in 'sbin'. A symlink to udevadm in 'bin' needs to be -manually created if needed. Alternatively --bindir=/sbin installs -udevadm in /sbin. +The default install location of the 'udevadm' tool moved from 'sbin' +to /usr/bin. --bindir= can still be configured to install it in +/sbin. Some tools expect udevadm in 'sbin'. A symlink to udevadm +in /usr/bin needs to be manually created if needed. + +Kernel modules are now loaded directly by linking udev to 'libkmod'. +The /sbin/modprobe tool is no longer executed by udev. + +The /sbin/blkid tool is no longer executed from udev rules. Udev links +directly to libblkid now. + +The 'udevadm control --reload-rules' option has been renamed to '--reload'. +It reloads the kernel module configuration. The systemd socket files use PassCred=yes, which requires systemd version 38. -The blkid tool is no longer called from udev rules. Udev links directly -to libblkid now. - The udev build system only creates a .xz tarball now. udev 175 |