[OE-core] [PATCH 0/2] Busybox mdev improvements

[Otavio Salvador]

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 4:18 AM, Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans at topic.nl> wrote:
> On 12/04/2014 09:47 PM, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 8:27 AM, Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans at topic.nl>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> This first series fixes the touchscreen support. A patch to automatically
>>> have mdev mount storage devices will follow soon, I'm still testing it.
>>
>>
>> I enjoy this idea but please put this one in a specific sub-package or
>> with a setting in /etc/default/mdev to enable/disable it.
>
>
> By "this" you refer to the automatic mounting? No problem, and a good
> suggestion too.

Yes.

> Another problem I solved in various projects is the automatic loading of
> kernel drivers. It makes mdev automatically load modules and firmware, e.g.
> when plugging in a USB device, and adds a script to scan for hotpluggable
> devices at boot. It's only a few lines, but these make mdeve provide most of
> udev's functionality.

Agreed and I think this is also a good addition; however we should
have it in a subpackage as well.

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