[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] busybox: provide /etc/mdev.conf if mdev is used

Peter Korsgaard jacmet at uclibc.org
Mon Jul 11 11:42:30 UTC 2011


>>>>> "Luca" == Luca Ceresoli <luca at lucaceresoli.net> writes:

 Luca> Without an mdev.conf file installed, mdev generates some /dev entries in
 Luca> an incorrect or non-standard way. Some examples:
 Luca>  1. /dev/null has permissions 660, but it should be accessible to normal
 Luca>     users;
 Luca>  2. alsa devices get created in /dev, not /dev/snd as is more common,
 Luca>     and as the default value of BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_DEVDIR suggests;
 Luca>  3. event<N> files are created in /dev, not /dev/input.

 Luca> This mdev.conf is a selection from the examples provided in the busybox
 Luca> sources with minor tweaks.

Committed, thanks.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard


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