>> If it is udev, how does it determine the major and minor number of the >> device? >From the "dev" file in the sys/class/... file for the device, or from >the uevent itself. newer versions of udev only use the uevent, and >don't need sysfs. Just a small question, which newer version of kernel don't need sysfs. Is it 2.6.26 upwards or even less than that? In case it does not need sysfs, so via make menuconfig can I completely remove the support of sysfs from my kernel and also from busybox rootfs, Will that be fine for udev.? Regards Vivek -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ