X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=NEWS;h=1210ed5a7321e4d2d2b9a60e4a4ec946734c4783;hb=912541b0246ef315d4d851237483b98c9dd3f992;hp=6178739d18dbcd2063840c5f6b023bc50466df7c;hpb=749f464f9169acc5f0aa25c7ce5428353ebbe664;p=elogind.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6178739d1..1210ed5a7 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,19 +1,40 @@ udev 175 ======== -The default install location moved from /lib/udev to /usr/lib/udev -to support systems without the / vs. /usr split. --libbexecdir= -can still be configured to install things to the rootfs. +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. -The udevadm tool moved from /sbin to /usr/bin. Some tools expect -udevadm in 'sbin'. A symlink to udevadm in 'bin' needs to be -manually created if needed. Alternatively --bindir=/sbin installs -udevadm in /sbin. +A writable /run directory (tmpfs) is required now for a fully functional +udev. -The systemd socket files use PassCred=yes, which requires systemd -version 38. +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. 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 +'modprobe' tool is no longer executed by udev. + +The 'blkid' tool is no longer executed from udev rules. Udev links +directly to libblkid now. -The blkid tool is no longer called 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 PassCredentials=yes, which requires systemd +version 38. The udev build system only creates a .xz tarball now.