Re: [PATCH] Standard rules for AoE devices.

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On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 04:07, Ryan Thomas <ryan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kay Sievers wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 01:49, Marco d'Itri <md@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Dec 09, Ryan Thomas <ryan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In the interest of standardizing udev rules, please consider the
>>>> following patch that adds udev rules for the ATA over Ethernet character
>>>> and block devices.  The aoe module has been a long-time member of the
>>>> kernel and needs inclusion in the standard udev rules.
>>>
>>> Debian so far has used these rules which are more generic and much
>>> simpler. Are they incorrect in some way?
>>>
>>> # AOE character devices
>>> SUBSYSTEM=="aoe",               NAME="etherd/%k"
>>>
>>> SUBSYSTEM=="aoe",               MODE="0220",    GROUP="disk"
>>> SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", KERNEL=="err", MODE="0440",   GROUP="disk"
>>
>> That looks fine.
>>
>> I wonder why we have this comment:
>>  +# aoe block devices
>>  +SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", KERNEL=="etherd*",    NAME="%k", GROUP="disk"
>>
>> They can not be block devices if they have SUBSYSTEM=="aoe". Do the
>> etherd* devices belong into the subdir or not?
>>
>> We have:
>>  SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk"
>> in the current default rules.
>>
>> I guess doing:
>>  # ATA over Ethernet
>>  SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk", MODE="0220"
>>  SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", KERNEL=="err", MODE="0440"
>> would be all we need.

> My previous patch should be backed out as you are right that it's not
> needed.
>
> A patch to the default rules to correct the mode on the etherd/err character
> device is all that is needed.

Applied. Please check:
  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git;a=commitdiff;h=2fc635fb67dbd509f4ee532c8bf0d3885cc71989

The block device are never moved to the subdir, they all just stay in
/dev, right?

Thanks,
Kay
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