+ util_set_fd_cloexec(udev_monitor->sock);
+
+ dbg(udev, "monitor %p created with '%s'\n", udev_monitor, socket_path);
+ return udev_monitor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * udev_monitor_new_from_netlink:
+ * @udev: udev library context
+ * @name: name of event source
+ *
+ * Create new udev monitor and connect to a specified event
+ * source. Valid sources identifiers are "udev" and "kernel".
+ *
+ * Applications should usually not connect directly to the
+ * "kernel" events, because the devices might not be useable
+ * at that time, before udev has configured them, and created
+ * device nodes.
+ *
+ * Accessing devices at the same time as udev, might result
+ * in unpredictable behavior.
+ *
+ * The "udev" events are sent out after udev has finished its
+ * event processing, all rules have been processed, and needed
+ * device nodes are created.
+ *
+ * The initial refcount is 1, and needs to be decremented to
+ * release the resources of the udev monitor.
+ *
+ * Returns: a new udev monitor, or #NULL, in case of an error
+ **/
+struct udev_monitor *udev_monitor_new_from_netlink(struct udev *udev, const char *name)
+{
+ struct udev_monitor *udev_monitor;
+ unsigned int group;
+
+ if (udev == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (name == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+ if (strcmp(name, "kernel") == 0)
+ group = UDEV_MONITOR_KERNEL;
+ else if (strcmp(name, "udev") == 0)
+ group = UDEV_MONITOR_UDEV;
+ else
+ return NULL;
+
+ udev_monitor = calloc(1, sizeof(struct udev_monitor));
+ if (udev_monitor == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+ udev_monitor->refcount = 1;
+ udev_monitor->udev = udev;