Am 11.01.25 um 00:15 schrieb Rob Landley:
On 1/10/25 16:46, Marko Hoyer wrote:
So I think it is worth talking a bit about udev and options to deal
with it but adapting thinks a bit to todays world. I'm currently
registering for the wiki, maybe I can setup an initial page at some
time ...
busybox mdev is a lot lighter weight, and can do pretty elaborate things.
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Mdev
https://github.com/fff7d1bc/mdev-like-a-boss
The theory these days is you mount devtmpfs and then use mdev to add
scriptable behavior to device insertion/removal events via netlink
notifications.
Rob
Hey Rob,
thx for the hint. Sounds good!
How is the enumeration of cold plugged devices realized in mdev? Is it
similar to udev triggering all devices in the complete device tree?
Marko
