From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody want to beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev?
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:16:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111115181620.274ef9a8@rohan.example.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAA2qdGUggtEW4Hc18GHDTTU7-XqVgEGfAws8YJwnaiHTmz4Ojg@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:44:58 +0700
Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info> wrote:
> > Create the file if it doesn't already exist. You now have a
> > totally udev-free machine
> >
>
> Sounds nice!
>
> However, my Gentoo systems are all virtual servers (DomU VMs on
> XenServer). So, the hardware devices are static. Will switching over
> to mdev give any benefits?
>
> I even am toying around with the idea of having a completely
> static /dev, but still can't find any guide/pointers yet.
>
> (Apologies if my email is OOT)
>
A VM can be surprisingly useful for this. If you can emulate different
hardware you can generate useful testing scenarios quickly. The tests
won't be conclusive (emulated hardware is not the same thing as real
hardware) but you *can* test to a standard.
--
Alan McKinnnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
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2011-11-15 6:21 [gentoo-user] Anybody want to beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev? waltdnes
2011-11-15 7:44 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-11-15 16:16 ` Alan McKinnon [this message]
2011-11-15 17:03 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-11-15 16:41 ` Albert W. Hopkins
2011-11-15 17:04 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-11-15 20:16 ` waltdnes
2011-11-16 0:52 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-11-16 1:41 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-11-16 3:18 ` yegle
2011-11-16 10:21 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-11-16 10:57 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-11-20 16:29 ` pk
2011-11-21 10:47 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 2 waltdnes
2011-11-30 13:58 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-12-01 19:36 ` Walter Dnes
2011-12-01 19:45 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 3 Walter Dnes
2011-12-02 0:23 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-03 10:04 ` Walter Dnes
2012-01-03 10:22 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-03 12:32 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-01-03 12:48 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-03 13:13 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-01-03 13:42 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-03 14:31 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-01-03 14:43 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-03 15:04 ` Dale
2012-01-03 22:15 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-01-03 23:15 ` Dale
2012-01-04 12:35 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-04 20:21 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-01-04 23:33 ` Dale
2012-01-04 23:49 ` Michael Mol
2012-01-05 0:02 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-05 7:30 ` pk
2012-01-05 7:43 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-05 8:17 ` pk
2012-01-05 12:08 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-05 14:03 ` Dale
2012-01-05 15:52 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-01-05 18:12 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-05 16:03 ` pk
2012-01-05 16:20 ` Dale
2012-01-05 16:39 ` pk
2012-01-05 16:48 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-06 1:29 ` Dale
2012-01-06 3:00 ` pk
2012-01-06 3:29 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-05 15:50 ` pk
2012-01-05 18:02 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-05 18:20 ` Michael Mol
2012-01-05 20:15 ` Mick
2012-01-05 20:33 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-01-05 20:01 ` pk
2012-01-05 16:29 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-07 1:17 ` Walter Dnes
2012-01-07 11:44 ` pk
2012-01-08 23:48 ` Walter Dnes
2012-01-09 8:19 ` pk
2012-01-09 9:47 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-09 19:25 ` pk
2012-01-09 21:08 ` Walter Dnes
2012-01-10 12:13 ` Sebastian Beßler
2012-01-05 9:07 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-05 10:01 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-01-05 11:22 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-01-05 19:20 ` Michael Mol
2012-01-05 22:08 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-01-05 21:38 ` Michael Mol
2012-01-05 22:10 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-06 1:45 ` Dale
2012-01-06 2:15 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-01-06 2:39 ` Dale
2012-01-05 11:46 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-05 14:41 ` pk
2012-01-03 13:18 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-01-03 13:36 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-01-03 13:49 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2012-01-03 14:35 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-01-03 13:54 ` Dale
2012-01-03 15:22 ` Walter Dnes
2012-01-03 15:49 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-01-03 16:52 ` Mick
2012-02-17 23:40 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 4 Walter Dnes
2012-02-18 5:51 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-02-27 9:49 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-02-29 1:27 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-11 9:09 ` [gentoo-user] Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 5 Walter Dnes
2012-03-11 11:27 ` Daddy
2012-03-11 14:17 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-11 18:39 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-11 19:37 ` Daddy
2012-03-11 20:10 ` David Abbott
2012-03-11 20:34 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-11 21:20 ` Dale
2012-03-11 23:42 ` Daddy
2012-03-12 1:30 ` Dale
2012-03-12 12:21 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-13 2:41 ` Peter Humphrey
2012-03-13 7:02 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-13 11:01 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-13 14:55 ` Peter Humphrey
2012-03-11 23:04 ` Daddy
2012-03-11 20:27 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-11 23:07 ` Daddy
2012-03-11 23:38 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-12 19:23 ` pk
2012-03-11 19:28 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-11 19:49 ` Daddy
2012-03-12 19:09 ` pk
2012-03-20 19:49 ` covici
2012-03-20 20:08 ` pk
2012-03-21 0:45 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-11 14:08 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-11 21:34 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-13 20:45 ` [gentoo-user] Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 6 Walter Dnes
2012-03-14 13:15 ` J. Roeleveld
2012-03-14 21:43 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-14 22:09 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-14 23:59 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-15 0:10 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-15 0:23 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-12 9:24 ` [gentoo-user] Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 5 - failure :-( Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-12 19:42 ` pk
2012-03-13 7:14 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-13 12:33 ` Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-13 7:33 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-13 13:05 ` Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-13 19:00 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-13 19:47 ` Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-13 20:27 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-13 20:54 ` Bruce Hill, Jr.
2012-03-13 21:22 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-13 21:35 ` Bruce Hill, Jr.
2012-03-13 21:49 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-13 22:36 ` Bruce Hill, Jr.
2012-03-13 22:46 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-13 22:00 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-14 8:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Nicolas Sebrecht
2012-03-13 21:07 ` [gentoo-user] " Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-13 21:33 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-13 22:20 ` Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-13 22:38 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-13 23:03 ` Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-14 0:07 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-14 0:52 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-14 15:16 ` Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-14 16:12 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-14 21:01 ` Mike Edenfield
2012-03-14 17:22 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-14 18:03 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-14 18:19 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-14 19:24 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-14 19:29 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-14 19:45 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-14 22:14 ` pk
2012-03-14 18:09 ` Michael Mol
2012-03-14 18:45 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-14 19:41 ` Michael Mol
2012-03-14 19:53 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-15 7:23 ` Dale
2012-03-14 20:16 ` pk
2012-03-17 4:20 ` Bruce Hill, Jr.
2012-03-17 4:27 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-03-17 14:20 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-18 3:42 ` Bruce Hill, Jr.
2012-03-14 21:49 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-14 15:20 ` Tanstaafl
2012-03-14 15:27 ` Michael Mol
2012-03-14 15:59 ` Pandu Poluan
2012-03-16 6:13 ` Joost Roeleveld
2012-03-16 8:46 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-16 14:44 ` Joost Roeleveld
2012-03-16 22:33 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-17 14:11 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-19 23:23 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-19 23:33 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-03-20 8:35 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-14 20:47 ` Mike Edenfield
2012-03-13 23:03 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-13 23:43 ` Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-14 9:32 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-03-14 17:56 ` Stroller
2012-03-14 19:59 ` Alan Mackenzie
2012-03-15 0:29 ` Walter Dnes
2012-03-17 13:24 ` Graham Murray
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