X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=6c8ef8be782104d45c14fd5f06e4a1c9fb2f19d1;hp=a08cb84f7bbb9cc2257aa5bdd7509b8b72eec88c;hb=b2946df41965632c80012921a2cacbf83bc3dd80;hpb=3c2081fcb7e3c5483953aa8226112360fcb1aed7 diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index a08cb84f7..6c8ef8be7 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,36 +1,12 @@ These things 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 get all distros to agree on a default set of rules + o rework rules to a match-action list, instead of a rules array These things will change in future udev versions: - o use zero sized files instead of symlinks in /dev/.udev/{queue,failed} - (broken tools search /dev for files and get lost following to /sys - and stat() sysfs files million times) + o log warning if the kernel uses CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED*=y, + which means that /sys/class/block/ does not exist + o DEVTYPE for disks is set by the kernel, they will be removed from + the default rules + o "udevadm control" commands will only accept the -- syntax + o symlink names to udevadm will no longer be resolved to old command names - o make DRIVER== to match only the event device - (DRIVERS must be used, we currently translate it to DRIVERS and print - a warning if DRIVER is used) - - o warn if PHYSDEV* keys are used in ENV keys - (they are deprecated and will be removed from a future kernel) - - o warn if "device/" is used in a ATTR{}, ATTRS{}, $attr{} key - (the device link must not be used in rules or tools, udev resolves - the link and makes the devices available as parents, which can - be matched with the normal keys) - - o warn if BUS, ID, SYSFS are used as keys - (they are SUBSYSTEMS, KERNELS, ATTRS now) - -These things are deprecated and scheduled for removal in a future -udev version: - o remove old udevdb dump 'udevinfo -d' - (-e exports everything) - - o remove udevstart - (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 extra for /etc/dev.d/ /etc/hotplug.d/ - (that inefficient stuff should finally go away)