From: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] udev + /usr
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:40:36 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110913144036.GC3081@acm.acm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1469353.CZnlx9uQzD@pc>
On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 07:50:13PM +0200, Michael Schreckenbauer wrote:
> Hi Alan,
> On Monday, 12. September 2011 17:17:37 Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> > Hi, Michael.
> > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 05:33:34PM +0200, Michael Schreckenbauer wrote:
> > > Hi Alan,
> > Well, I'm a hacker. udev is free source, therefore fair game. I don't
> > intend to put up with this nonsense without a fight. As far as I can
> > make out, this is just one guy, Kay Sievers, who's on a power trip. Are
> > there any indications at all that he actually talked to anybody in the
> > wide world before making such a far reaching decision?
> > On my current system, udev (164-r2) works without an earlily loaded /usr.
> > Seemingly, later versions don't. That was why I was asking for somebody
> > to identify one of these later versions for me.
> it works for you, because your udev-rules need nothing from /usr/*
> It's *not* udev requiring /usr, it's the scripts triggered by the rules.
Ah. OK. Maybe I've misunderstood the whole thing. Could it be that
there's no explicit requirement for early mounting of /usr, providing one
has the discipline to keep everything needed for booting in the /
partition?
> > > Fixing udev to continue working with separate /usr is far from trivial
> > > imo. Changing some paths is not the way to go for sure.
> > Maybe, maybe not.
> No, I wrote "for sure", because I *know* this.
Sorry about that.
> > > First of all, udev has to distinguish between "device not present" and
> > > "script error of some kind". Failing scripts have to be queued somehow
> > > for later execution. If a script keeps failing, it has to be removed
> > > from that queue, with a message to syslog or something like that. If
> > > udev needs a script in /usr/* to mount /usr then there's a
> > > chicken-egg-problem, which could be hard to solve (if possible at all
> > > without moving things from /usr/ to /). Note, that I am wild guessing
> > > here, I did not study the udev sources or any related script/rule :)
> Best,
> Michael
--
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
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2011-09-12 15:02 [gentoo-user] udev + /usr Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-12 15:33 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 17:17 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-12 17:39 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 18:08 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 18:37 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 19:00 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 19:35 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 19:52 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 20:24 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-13 7:08 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 20:31 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-13 3:18 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-09-13 7:15 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-13 7:01 ` Paul Colquhoun
2011-09-13 18:15 ` Dale
2011-09-12 20:16 ` David W Noon
2011-09-12 19:07 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 19:18 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 19:41 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 20:07 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 20:57 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-12 22:00 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 23:31 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 7:28 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-13 8:52 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 21:14 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-13 2:07 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-13 7:25 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 19:56 ` Dale
2011-09-13 3:28 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-13 7:04 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-13 15:21 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-13 15:38 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 15:49 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-13 16:56 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 17:50 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 14:40 ` Alan Mackenzie [this message]
2011-09-13 14:55 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 15:38 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-13 16:14 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 20:35 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-13 20:52 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 20:57 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-13 21:10 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 21:30 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 21:53 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 22:10 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 22:33 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 5:52 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-14 14:30 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 18:36 ` Dale
2011-09-14 18:55 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 23:06 ` William Kenworthy
2011-09-15 0:00 ` Dale
2011-09-15 20:42 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-15 21:01 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 21:16 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 21:28 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 22:05 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-15 22:26 ` Mark Knecht
2011-09-15 22:44 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 8:46 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 10:00 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-16 10:54 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 13:03 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-15 7:01 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 13:47 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 14:11 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 14:32 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 14:48 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 14:58 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 17:43 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 21:25 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 21:34 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 8:54 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-18 7:29 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-15 15:03 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 15:16 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-15 15:37 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 15:43 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 16:16 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 16:37 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 15:13 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-15 17:59 ` Mick
2011-09-15 19:04 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 19:17 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-15 21:30 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 21:38 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 8:59 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 9:29 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-16 14:57 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 15:57 ` Dale
2011-09-16 16:11 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 16:20 ` Mark Knecht
2011-09-16 17:09 ` Dale
2011-09-16 16:21 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-17 6:06 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 18:45 ` Carlos Hendson
2011-09-19 0:58 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-15 14:57 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 15:08 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 15:37 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 18:15 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-15 21:32 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 17:37 ` pk
2011-09-15 21:34 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 20:05 ` Sebastian Beßler
2011-09-15 20:27 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 20:53 ` Sebastian Beßler
2011-09-15 21:05 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 9:08 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 14:53 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 6:45 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-17 7:04 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-17 14:59 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 12:33 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-17 14:50 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 15:41 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-17 18:36 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 19:24 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-17 21:13 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-18 19:13 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-17 23:00 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-17 23:31 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-17 23:45 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 23:50 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-18 7:37 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-18 9:23 ` [gentoo-user] [OT rant] " pk
2011-09-18 10:03 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-18 10:44 ` pk
2011-09-18 12:32 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-18 12:56 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-18 16:55 ` pk
2011-09-18 17:41 ` Indi
2011-09-18 18:13 ` pk
2011-09-18 19:08 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-18 20:48 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-20 0:20 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-20 16:50 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-20 17:10 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-20 17:28 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-20 17:33 ` Mark Knecht
2011-09-20 17:54 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-20 17:19 ` Thanasis
2011-09-20 17:30 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-21 16:54 ` Roman Dobosz
2011-09-18 13:19 ` pk
2011-09-18 13:31 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-18 17:43 ` pk
2011-09-18 19:52 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-18 21:06 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 19:23 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-19 16:23 ` pk
2011-09-19 16:37 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-19 17:42 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 18:02 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-19 19:20 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-19 19:42 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-19 20:44 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 22:13 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-19 6:21 ` Paul Colquhoun
2011-09-19 16:28 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-18 13:37 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-18 13:58 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-18 21:07 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 17:13 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-18 13:15 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-18 13:33 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-22 15:06 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Orlitzky
2011-09-17 21:03 ` pk
2011-09-17 21:25 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-19 8:30 ` [gentoo-user] " Nicolas Sebrecht
2011-09-19 14:22 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-19 14:41 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-19 16:36 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 17:25 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-19 17:43 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 17:59 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-19 18:06 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-19 19:12 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-19 20:46 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 21:22 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-20 2:00 ` Indi
2011-09-19 18:28 ` pk
2011-09-20 10:13 ` James Broadhead
2011-09-20 23:12 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-20 23:47 ` Dale
2011-09-21 17:55 ` Mick
2011-09-17 18:43 ` [gentoo-user] " Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-18 14:47 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-18 15:32 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-15 20:26 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-14 9:06 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 14:37 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 14:49 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-14 15:36 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 15:43 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-14 16:05 ` Allan Gottlieb
2011-09-14 16:10 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 18:59 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 22:37 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-09-14 23:43 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 23:51 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-09-14 15:35 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 16:07 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 16:40 ` Sebastian Beßler
2011-09-15 7:37 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 7:26 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-14 10:25 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-14 14:10 ` Mick
2011-09-14 14:19 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-14 14:56 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 14:50 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 14:47 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 15:04 ` Stroller
2011-09-14 21:34 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-14 22:05 ` Really OT now (Re: [gentoo-user] udev + /usr) Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-14 22:35 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 18:58 ` IDE for C/C++ (Was: " David W Noon
2011-09-15 19:16 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 19:47 ` Leonardo Guilherme
2011-09-15 19:59 ` Chris Brennan
2011-09-15 20:05 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 21:39 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 0:22 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-16 9:43 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-16 12:30 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-16 12:46 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-16 13:10 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-15 21:37 ` Alexander Tanyukevich
2011-09-15 21:38 ` Alexander Tanyukevich
2011-09-15 20:09 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Really OT now (Re: " Nikos Chantziaras
2011-09-15 14:10 ` [gentoo-user] udev + /usr Stroller
2011-09-13 16:24 ` David W Noon
2011-09-13 23:00 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-13 12:38 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-13 12:45 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-13 15:09 ` Stroller
2011-09-13 15:46 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-13 23:10 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-13 12:59 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-14 20:41 ` pk
2011-09-12 20:45 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-12 15:35 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 15:59 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 7:28 ` Paul Colquhoun
2011-09-12 16:21 ` Dale
2011-09-12 16:42 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 16:52 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 18:26 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 18:54 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 16:55 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 20:34 ` Alan McKinnon
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