Re: [QUESTION/PROPOSAL] udev (fwd)

From: Grzegorz Kulewski
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 15:55:37 EST


On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Tim Hockin wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 08:27:17PM +0100, Grzegorz Kulewski wrote:
> > So, (sorry if it was asked 100000000 times...
>
> it has been
>
> > ... but) why when kernel detects new device or module is loaded, no device
> > file in sysfs is created? The device files in /dev would be only links to
> > these in /sys.
>
> What mode should be applied to these files? That alone is enough to make
> one stop and reconsider the idea.

For example 000 - no access for nobody, udev can change it if configured
to do so.


Grzegorz

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