X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=19aae9edf0a82b5e511b651a1e2cd9c874383474;hp=a87f398a03def6fadd2e67c7ad4611a61c5e9269;hb=22f29307ff0df84de0c3bebc9bf523d19d673b32;hpb=67632351ec672ea7891a43fbceec696690dd940b diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index a87f398a0..19aae9edf 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,22 +1,27 @@ -This is a short list of things that needs to be done. They are in no specific -order. I will gladly accept patches for any of these items, or any other stuff -people offer up. - -greg k-h -greg@kroah.com - - -- more documentation (can never have too much.) -- have udevd move up to the "default" priority level if it is started by - keventd (otherwise it runs at a _very_ low priority level.) Don't - know if this is necessary, but it would be nice to do. -- install the proper init.d script based on the distro we are running on. -- persuade the distro packagers to submit their changes (or just steal them - if we can find them...) -- keep track of current permissions on devices when daemon shuts down. -- better permission handling -- create kernel name to devfs name config file so that all of the devfs users - will have an upgrade path. -- do early boot logic (putting udev into initramfs, handle pivot-root, - etc.) -- lots of other stuff... +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 Fix inconsistency with KERNEL and ID. ID will walk up the device chain + but it matches on "KERNEL names" too. And ID and SYSFS can only match + on the same device in the chain. That's pretty hard to explain and to + understand. Same for SUBSYSTEM and BUS. + + +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 devfs naming scheme rules and scripts + + o remove MODALIAS + $modalias + (ENV{MODALIAS}, $env{MODALIAS}, $sysfs{modalias} will do it) + + o remove udevstart, udevsend + (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) +