-These things need to be done, or would be nice to have:
- o Log the relationship of the kernel name and the persistent disk name
- to syslog, so any error logged from the kernel can be associated with
- any of the links at that time.
+ o drop support for node names in name stack, support only symlinks
+ With well defined and kernel-supplied node names, we no longer need
+ to support a possible stack of conflicting symlinks and node names.
+ From there on, only symlinks with identical names can be claimed
+ by multiple devices. It will simplify the logic a lot and shrink
+ /dev/.udev/names/ significantly. Also exclude "*/MAJ:MIN" link names
+ from the name stack, they can not conflict.
+ o remove most NAME= rules (they are provided by the 2.6.31 kernel)
+ o get rid of braindead "scan all devices to find myself" libusb interface
+ if it can not be fixed, drop libusb entirely
+ o convert firmware.sh to C
-These things are deprecated and scheduled for removal in a future
-udev version:
-
- o remove broken %e enumeration
- (simple enumerations can't work and should go)
-
- o remove MODALIAS + $modalias
- (ENV{MODALIAS}, $env{MODALIAS}, $sysfs{modalias} will do it)
-
- o remove udevsend, udevstart and their man pages
- (we rely on the kernel "uevent" triggers of kernel 2.6.15 and no longer
- want to guess event properties from sysfs like udevstart is doing it)
-
- o remove use of "device" link in path_id
+ o symlink names to udevadm will no longer be resolved to old command names
+ o "udevadm control" commands will only accept the --<command> syntax
+ o drop all support for the DEPRECATED sysfs layout
+ o add warning for BUS, SYSFS, ID