Re: "block" symlink in sysfs for a multifunction device

From: Bill Nottingham
Date: Wed Dec 14 2005 - 21:46:34 EST


Greg KH (greg@xxxxxxxxx) said:
> I don't understand, what exactly would you like to see in the block
> device's device directory? With this patch, we correctly point back to
> all of the different block devices controlled by this device.
>
> I'm curious as to why kudzu even cares about this?

Actually, it shouldn't be a problem.

> And, how does it handle things like mult-port serial devices, which have
> all of the multiple class device symlinks in one single device
> directory, just like this.

Ignores them entirely, of course. (kudzu at this point is used
solely in the installer.)

Bill
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