X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=1210ed5a7321e4d2d2b9a60e4a4ec946734c4783;hp=b87d372141ab860f785f7045517e92a159dbe5ca;hb=dc401e018940ccd94b9648eeab25f5ae204e5b30;hpb=dd8a93e0d8d4db1810e8d0bc438c19c97876b810 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b87d37214..1210ed5a7 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,18 +1,26 @@ udev 175 ======== -The default configure options have changed, packages need to be adapted -otherwise udev will be installed in /usr. Example configuration options -are in INSTALL. +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 default prefix moved from / to /usr to support installations without -the historic / vs. /usr split. +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. Some tools expect udevadm in 'sbin'. A symlink to udevadm needs to be manually created if needed. -Kernel modules are now loaded directly by linking udev to 'libkmod'. -The 'modprobe' tool is no longer executed by udev. +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. @@ -25,7 +33,7 @@ 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.