- info(udev, "removing device node '%s'\n", devnode);
- err = util_unlink_secure(udev, devnode);
- if (err)
- return err;
+ dev_check = udev_device_new_from_syspath(udev, udev_device_get_syspath(dev));
+ if (dev_check != NULL && stats.st_rdev == udev_device_get_devnum(dev_check)) {
+ /* do not remove device node if the same sys-device is re-created in the meantime */
+ info(udev, "keeping device node of existing device'%s'\n", devnode);
+ } else {
+ info(udev, "removing device node '%s'\n", devnode);
+ err = util_unlink_secure(udev, devnode);
+ }
+ udev_device_unref(dev_check);