X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=1210ed5a7321e4d2d2b9a60e4a4ec946734c4783;hp=f51b811f0d79a73b09921ddccc1b72040b7cdb6e;hb=2b76eb68aca6b2f8c181f5f6ffec165c16017180;hpb=d1c13ddcb3497e0c6a37cd9bd117b74ef010bc15 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index f51b811f0..1210ed5a7 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,24 +1,39 @@ udev 175 ======== -The default install location moved from /lib/udev to /usr/lib/udev, -to support systems without the / vs. /usr split. --libexecdir= -can still be configured to install things to /lib/udev. +The 'devtmpfs' filesystem is required now, udev will not create or delete +device nodes anymore, it only adjusts permissions and ownership of device +nodes and maintains additional symlinks. + +A writable /run directory (tmpfs) is required now for a fully functional +udev. + +The default 'configure' install locations have changed. Packages for systems +with the historic / vs. /usr split need to be adapted, otherwise udev will +be installed in /usr and not work properly. Example configuration options are +in INSTALL. The default install location of the 'udevadm' tool moved from 'sbin' -to /usr/bin. --bindir= can still be configured to install it in -/sbin. Some tools expect udevadm in 'sbin'. A symlink to udevadm -in /usr/bin needs to be manually created if needed. +to /usr/bin. Some tools expect udevadm in 'sbin'. A symlink to udevadm +needs to be manually created if needed. + +The expected value of '--libexecdir' has changed and must no longer contain +the 'udev' directory. -Kernel modules are now loaded directly by linking udev to 'libkmod'. -The /sbin/modprobe tool is no longer executed by udev. +Kernel modules are now loaded directly by linking udev to 'libkmod'. The +'modprobe' tool is no longer executed by udev. -The /sbin/blkid tool is no longer executed from udev rules. Udev links +The 'blkid' tool is no longer executed from udev rules. Udev links directly to libblkid now. +Firmware is loaded natively by udev now, the external 'firmware' binary +is no longer used. + +All built-in tools can be listed and tested with 'udevadm test-builtin'. + The 'udevadm control --reload-rules' option has been renamed to '--reload'. It reloads the kernel module configuration. -The systemd socket files use PassCred=yes, which requires systemd +The systemd socket files use PassCredentials=yes, which requires systemd version 38. The udev build system only creates a .xz tarball now.